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Eduard von Lewinski
Born	22 February 1829 Münster, Kingdom of Prussia
Died	17 September 1906(1906-09-17) (aged 77) Burgwitz near Trebnitz
Allegiance	Prussia  German Empire
Service/branch	Prussian Army  Imperial German Army
Years of service	1846–1895
Rank	General of the Artillery
Commands held	VI Corps
Battles/wars	Second Schleswig War Austro-Prussian War Franco-Prussian War
Awards	Pour le Mérite
Relations	Erich von Manstein (son)

Eduard Julius Ludwig von Lewinski (22 February 1829 – 17 September 1906) was a Prussian general. His younger brother Alfred von Lewinski also became a Prussian general.

Von Lewinski was born in Münster in the Province of Westphalia. He served in the 1864 Second Schleswig War as captain of the 1st Guards Fortress Company, and received the prestigious Pour le Mérite. In the Austro-Prussian War he was assigned to the 1st Division as a staff officer. In 1867 Lewinski was promoted to major on the general staff. He later served in the Franco-Prussian War, first on the staff of the 1st Division and later as Quartermaster-General of the South Army. In 1871 he became chief of staff of the IX Corps. In 1872 he was promoted to lieutenant colonel and assumed command of the 24th Artillery Regiment.

Further steps in his military career included:

• 1877 Commander of the 2nd Field artillery brigade
• 1880 Promoted to major general
• 1884 Named Inspector-General of the 2nd Field Artillery Inspection
• 1885 Promoted to lieutenant general
• 1889 Appointed Commanding General of the VI Corps
• 1890 Promoted to General of the Artillery
• 1895 Retired from the army

Von Lewinski died in Burgwitz Trebnitz.

He and his wife Helene Pauline von Sperling were the biological parents of future Field Marshal Erich von Manstein (1887–1973), who was adopted at birth by childless relatives General Georg von Manstein and Hedwig von Sperling, sister to Helene. A third von Sperling daughter, Gertrud, was married to Paul von Hindenburg.^[1]