Ukraine War: Crimea always make me feel sorry for Germans and German – WW2 – General Von Manstein

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I follow the Ukraine war daily to see what the latest military analysis is. But whenever I look at Crimea it always saddens me. I know that Crimea has always belonged to Russia/Ukraine, but since I know of the campaigns of the German General Von Manstein, I feel a tinge of sadness for the Germans because I know the insanely difficult campaign that Von Manstein fought in Crimea in WW2. He was at such a disadvantage and he and his brave army fought incredibly hard in Crimea. The fighting the Werhmacht engaged in, to seize the massive fortress of Sevastopol was incredible. Those White men fought like crazy in order to seize that region. Hitler promoted Manstein after he pulled off the amazing feat. They even brought in one of those enormous train-based super-guns to fire at Sevastopol. But many German men died there and are buried there.

Even though Crimea has always been "Russian", I shed a tear for the Germans and the Wehrmacht when I hear of Crimea.

What Manstein and his troops did there was incredible.

The Russians had huge forces there and also a tremendous naval presence, yet the Germans beat them. Manstein had few tanks, yet he won.

It was a brilliant campaign. But it’s all forgotten.