Erich von Manstein

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#1

After a long wait, here’s a new one!

http://ww2db.com/person_bio.php?person_id=28

Enjoy :slight_smile:

#2

You know, the most amazing thing from this, is that he was given up for adoption. No ties attached and given willingly. I find that a trully unbelievable gesture.

#3

I suppose coming from an Asian background I don’t find that as surprising. In Chinese practice, there is a practice that goes something like this… Let’s say family A has only daughters, no son, therefore no one will carry on the family name of family A. One of the daughters of family A marries a guy from family B. Then if the guy and family B is generous enough, one of the following may happen:

  1. This is more common: One of the sons resulting from this marriage would carry family A’s surname as part of the son’s given name.

-OR-

  1. This is rare, but my own best friend is an example of this: One of the sons resulting from this marriage would take on the surname of family A so that family A’s name will live on.

I doubt German traditions work exactly the same way, but given that understanding of the particular Asian practice, I don’t find the act of giving him to a blood relative that surprising.

#4

Thanks for that, I suppose we just do things diffrently. Didnt do him any harm after all did it.

#5

Haha, definitely not. I’m sure in retrospect, the most famous Lewinski after Erich von Manstein didn’t really do the family any proud :stuck_out_tongue:

Don’t know who I’m talking about? Think Bill Clinton :slight_smile: