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Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist

1881 - 1954

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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 before being discharged in 1938. Recalled to active duty at the beginning of World War II, Kleist commanded a motorised corps in the Invasion of Poland. He then became the commander of Panzer Group Kleist (later 1st Panzer Army), the first operational formation of several Panzer corps in the Wehrmacht during the Battle of France, the Battle of Belgium, the Invasion of Yugoslavia and Operation Barbarossa, the invasion of the Soviet Union. During the Battle of France, units under Kleist's command included Heinz Guderian's armoured corps and spearheaded the "blitzkrieg" attack through the Ardennes forest, outflanking the Maginot Line. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist is the 137th most popular military personnel (down from 132nd in 2019), the 361st most popular biography from Germany (down from 316th in 2019) and the 29th most popular German Military Personnel.

Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist is most famous for being a Prussian general who was killed in the Battle of Jena-Auerstedt.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist ranks 137 out of 2,058. Before him are Louis-Nicolas Davout, Vasily Chuikov, Hermann Hoth, Jean-de-Dieu Soult, Roman von Ungern-Sternberg, and Axel von Fersen the Younger. After him are Narses, Ludwig Beck, Abu Muslim, August von Mackensen, Werner von Blomberg, and Franz Halder.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1881, Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist ranks 23. Before him are Clinton Davisson, Guccio Gucci, Edward Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax, Hermann Staudinger, Ludwig von Mises, and Hans Fischer. After him are Fernand Léger, Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, Alexei Rykov, Erwin von Witzleben, Asta Nielsen, and Irving Langmuir. Among people deceased in 1954, Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist ranks 14. Before him are Princess Märtha of Sweden, Colette, Gideon Sundback, André Derain, Getúlio Vargas, and Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. After him are Alcide De Gasperi, Jacinto Benavente, Wilhelm Furtwängler, Machine Gun Kelly, Dziga Vertov, and James Hilton.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist ranks 361 out of 7,253. Before him are Klaus Meine (1948), Hermann Hoth (1885), Hans Fischer (1881), Julius Streicher (1885), Hermann Ebbinghaus (1850), and Rudolf Carnap (1891). After him are Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria (1662), Prince Frederick Charles of Hesse (1868), Ludwig Beck (1880), Rudolf Mössbauer (1929), August von Mackensen (1849), and Ernst Otto Fischer (1918).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Germany

Among military personnels born in Germany, Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist ranks 29. Before him are Walther von Reichenau (1884), Heinrich Müller (1900), Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb (1876), Erich Hartmann (1922), Ferdinand Schörner (1892), and Hermann Hoth (1885). After him are Ludwig Beck (1880), August von Mackensen (1849), Franz Halder (1884), Helmuth Weidling (1891), Hermann Fegelein (1906), and Michael Wittmann (1914).

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