General der Panzertruppe Hasso von Manteuffel's father was Eccard von Manteuffel, an army officer, who died in January 1907 (based on biography by Donald Gray Brownlow "Panzer Baron: The Military Exploits of General Hasso von Manteuffel"). This book mentions two of the general's ancestors: Otto von Manteuffel, Prime Minister of Prussia from 1850 to 1858, and General der Kavallerie (Karl Rochus) Edwin von Manteuffel. This officer received the Prussian Order Pour le Mérite on August 7, 1866 while serving as Adjutant General and Commander-in-Chief of the Army of the Mainz during the Austro-Prussian War of 1866. He later received the Oak Leaves of this order on August 24. December 1870 while serving as Adjutant General and Commander-in-Chief of the I Prussian Army Corps during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-1871. During this war, he moved from command of the I Army Corps to command of the First Army and finally to command of the Southern Army. After the war, he commanded the German occupation troops in France. As like all of his predecessors, Hasso Eccard Freiherr von Manteuffel descendant from the Prussian noble von Manteuffel family was a general during World War II who commanded the 5th Panzer Army. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds. He took a notable participation in Operation Barbarossa, Battle of Tunisia, Battle of the Dnieper, Battle of the Bulge, Battle of the Seelow Heights and Battle of Berlin. Von Manteuffel was a small man, but he was a giant in command of panzer troops...
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