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Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist (8 August 1881 – 13 November 1954) was a German Generalfeldmarschall (Field Marshal) of the Wehrmacht during World War II. Born into the Prussian noble family von Kleist , Kleist entered the Prussian Army in 1900 and commanded a cavalry squadron during World War I .
Paul Ludwig von Kleist, German general during World War II. A master of blitzkrieg, Kleist participated in the German invasion of Poland and led the tank corps that broke through the Ardennes Forest and thus began the rout of the French army in June 1940. He spent the remainder of the war on the Eastern Front.
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Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist was a German Field Marshal in World War Two. He saw action in Poland, Western Europe, Yugoslavia, Greece and the USSR. Kleist was convicted of war crimes in the USSR and died in captivity in 1954.
Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist (8 August 1881 – 13 November 1954) was a leading German field marshal during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords (German language: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern ).
Aug 19, 2017 · Gender. Male. Contributor: C. Peter Chen. Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist was born into a Prussian aristocratic family in 1881. He graduated from a military academy in 1900 and served as a commander at the regiment level during WW1. He rose to divisional command in 1932 and retired from service in 1935.
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Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist (8 August 1881 – 13 November 1954) was a German Generalfeldmarschall ( Field Marshal) of the Wehrmacht during World War II. Born into the Prussian noble family von Kleist, Kleist entered the Prussian Army in 1900 and commanded a cavalry squadron during World War I. Kleist joined the Reichswehr of inter-war Germany ...
On this day in 1954 German Field Marshal Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist died in captivity in the Soviet Union. He was the highest-ranking military commander of Nazi Germany in World War II who died in Soviet captivity. He died in the infamous Vladimir Prison (Vladimirskij central), the largest prison in Russia.
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