Nuremberg Trial Day 199 (1946) Field Marshal Erich von Manstein Direct Dr. Hans Laternser

On Aug. 9, 1946, Dr. Hans Laternser, counsel for the Defense of the General Staff and High Command, called Field Marshal Erich von Manstein whose last position was Commander-in Chief of the Army Group South. He testified that the war against the Soviet Union was to be a preventive war. He stated that Hitler bypassed the generals on his decision to invade.