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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 Ewald von Kleist (8 de agosto de 1881 – 13 de novembro de 1954) foi um Marechal de Campo alemão durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial, havendo-se destacado como um dos principais comandantes da Wehrmacht naquele conflito.
4 de ago. de 2024 · 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.
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Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist war ein deutscher Kavallerie-Offizier und während des Zweiten Weltkrieges Oberbefehlshaber verschiedener Armeen und Heeresgruppen der Wehrmacht. Er wurde in Jugoslawien und in der Sowjetunion wegen Kriegsverbrechen verurteilt.
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.
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Ewald von Kleist was a cavalry officer who rose to command 1st Panzergruppe in the invasions of Poland, France, Greece and Yugoslavia. He was dismissed by Hitler in 1944 for disobeying orders and convicted of war crimes in 1948.
