Generalfeldmarschall
Erich von Manstein (left, Oberbefehlshaber Heeresgruppe Süd) met with
General der Panzertruppe Hermann Breith (Kommandierender General III.
Panzerkorps) to discuss the upcoming military operation in northeastern
Bjelgorod, May 1943, as a preparation of "Unternehmen Zitadelle"
(Operation Citadel) a.k.a. the Battle of Kursk. The officer wearing the
monocle at right is Oberst im Generalstab Ernst Merk (Chef des
Generalstabes III. Panzerkorps). After the conclusion of the battle for
the Donets, as the spring rasputitsa (mud) season came to an end in
1943, both the German and Soviet commands considered their plans for
future operations. Manstein arguing for a mobile defence that would give
up terrain and allow the Soviet units to advance, while the German
forces launched a series of sharp counterattacks against their flanks to
inflict heavy attrition. But for political reasons, Hitler insisted
that the German forces go on the offensive, choosing the Kursk salient
for the attack. On 15 April 1943 the Führer authorised preparations for
Unternehmen Zitadelle.
Source :
http://alifrafikkhan.blogspot.com/2011/10/album-foto-terbaik-erich-von-manstein.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Citadel
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