Manstein's Top 3 Genius Moves | The Plan Hitler's Generals Tried to Kill

On the evening of May 20, 1940, German tanks reached the English Channel and the Allied armies in Belgium were cut off. The plan behind it had been written six months earlier, and Germany's own army high command had done everything it could to stop it. This episode breaks down three moves by Erich von Manstein: the sickle-cut plan that his superiors refused to forward, the four-day dash to the Dvina bridges in June 1941, and the counterstroke at Kharkov in February and March 1943, when he let a Soviet offensive run itself out before striking its flank. It also covers what his admirers leave out: his November 1941 order, the killings behind his army's lines, and his 1949 conviction in Hamburg. So which move do you rate highest — the plan nobody wanted, the four-day race to the Dvina, or the counterstroke at Kharkov? And which commander should Minds of Warfare break down next? #Manstein #WW2 #MilitaryHistory #BattleOfFrance #Kharkov