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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist has received more than 871,001 page views. His biography is available in 45 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 44 in 2019). Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist is the 132nd most popular military personnel (down from 109th in 2019), the 316th most popular biography from Germany (down from 276th in 2019) and the 28th 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 132 out of 2,058. Before him are Yakov Dzhugashvili, Werner von Blomberg, Yūsuf Balasaguni, Minamoto no Yoshitsune, Bohemond I of Antioch, and Alexandre de Beauharnais. After him are Dong Zhuo, Narses, Franz Halder, Eli Cohen, Ferdinand Schörner, and Robert Peary.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1881, Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist ranks 20. Before him are Kliment Voroshilov, Walther von Brauchitsch, Roger Martin du Gard, Clinton Davisson, Guccio Gucci, and Fernand Léger. After him are Sveinn Björnsson, Alexei Rykov, Alcide De Gasperi, Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, Ettore Bugatti, and Hans Fischer. Among people deceased in 1954, Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist ranks 10. Before him are Enrico Fermi, Heinz Guderian, Robert Capa, Princess Märtha of Sweden, Colette, and Getúlio Vargas. After him are Alcide De Gasperi, André Derain, Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Otto Diels, Wilhelm Furtwängler, and Dziga Vertov.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist ranks 316 out of 7,253. Before him are Karen Horney (1885), Carl Bosch (1874), August Ferdinand Möbius (1790), Theodor Heuss (1884), Julius Streicher (1885), and Georgy Lvov (1861). After him are Johann Friedrich Struensee (1737), Joseph Beuys (1921), Ilse Koch (1906), Gustav Stresemann (1878), Franz Halder (1884), and Frederick I of Sweden (1676).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Germany

Among military personnels born in Germany, Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist ranks 28. Before him are Wilhelm Canaris (1887), John of Austria (1547), Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb (1876), Klaus Barbie (1913), Hermann Hoth (1885), and Michael Wittmann (1914). After him are Franz Halder (1884), Ferdinand Schörner (1892), August von Mackensen (1849), Ludwig Beck (1880), Alfred von Schlieffen (1833), and Hermann Fegelein (1906).

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