[hecht]

While he was certainly one of the greatest generals of all time, what I always find perplexing is his obvious part Jewish background. Born a Lewinsky, yet allowed to rise to stardom in Nazi Germany.

[hecht]

OOPs, I clipped the title:
Not a Fanatic, Also Not Blind
A master military strategist in the Prussian tradition—but one who approved of ruthless treatment for Jews.

[donmeaker]

Apparently Hitler (SS no 1) and Emil Maurice (SS no 2) both had Jewish ancestry. Hitler’s grandfather was apparently a Leopold Frankenburger. DNA tests of Hitler’s relatives showed Berber/Jewish markers in the genes.

[Rembrandt]

This makes me think of the Special Ops General from Afghanistan whose troops were erroneously reported to have dissed The Messiah. Himself of course fired the General since Dear Leader is never wrong. What’s his name? McChrystal?

[Amberdawn]

Was he Jewish? Being a Lewinski or (y) it seems to me that he had so called Junker Polish blood in him.

[Hoplite]

Manstein doesn't get a pass - even if he didn't deign to notice the activities of the sonderkommando, he was responsible for the criminal treatment of Soviet POWs captured by his forces, and on that count alone he was lucky to have not had his neck stretched after the war.

[vladimir998]

I found this book fascinating:

http://www.kansaspress.ku.edu/righit.html

The section on Jews working for the SS was both fascinating and disturbing as all hell.