Best General of WW2?

[FM_Von_Manstein]

Originally Posted by Crni vuk

Hands down. Manstein did a lot to secure the frontline in the east and some of his offensives have been quite spectacular. Like the capture and fighting around Charkov. But fact is as well even if Hitler gave Manstein a free hand in all his operations Germany had no chance to win the war or its targets.

Probably not, but if Hitler didn't interfere with any strategic or tactical planning of any operation Germany would have won.