Erich von Manstein died before the Second World War.
Fritz Erich Georg Eduard von Lewinski , known as Erich von Manstein -LRB- 24 November 1887 -- 9 June 1973 -RRB- , was a German commander of the Wehrmacht , Nazi Germany 's armed forces during the Second World War .	Eduard von Lewinski	Eduard von Lewinski	Wehrmacht	Wehrmacht	Nazi Germany	Nazi Germany	Second World War	Second World War
World War II -LRB- often abbreviated to WWII or WW2 -RRB- , also known as the Second World War , was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945 , although related conflicts began earlier .	global war	World war
