Erich von man stein cause of death |
Erich von Manstein died of a stroke on the night of 9 June at the age of As the penultimate surviving German field marshal (Ferdinand Schörner died 2 July ), he was buried with full military honours. |
Gerd von rundstedt |
Karl Rudolf Gerd von Rundstedt (12 December – 24 February ) was a German Generalfeldmarschall in the Heer of Nazi Germany and Oberbefehlshaber West during World War II. At the end of the war he was the Army's most senior officer. |
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Erich von Manstein died of a stroke on the night of 9 June at the age of As the penultimate surviving German field marshal (Ferdinand Schörner died 2 July ), he was buried with full military honours. |
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Erich von Manstein (born Nov. 24, , Berlin, Ger.—died June 11, , Irschenhausen, near Munich, ) was perhaps the most talented German field . |