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Biographie: Ewald von Kleist, 1881-1954 (311 words) |
 | August: Ewald von Kleist wird als Sohn des Geheimen Studienrats Christof Hugo von Kleist in Braunfeld an der Lahn geboren. |
 | In den Kesselschlachten von Uman und Kiew macht die "Panzergruppe Kleist" gemeinsam mit der Panzergruppe von Heinz Guderian rund 650.000 Kriegsgefangene und erbeutet über 800 sowjetische Panzer. |
 | Kleist wird in Jugoslawien als Kriegsverbrecher zu 15 Jahren Haft verurteilt. |
| Ewald Christian von Kleist Summary (1384 words) |
 | Ewald Christian von Kleist was born around 7 March 1715 in Zeblin, Pomerania (now Poland), to Joachim Ewald von Kleist and Juliane von Kleist, née von Manteuffel; the famous playwright Heinrich von Kleist, born some sixty years later, was a distant relative. |
 | Kleist studied law in Königsberg from 1731 to 1735; he was also well read in the classical literatures, which were to serve as a model for many aspects of his works. |
 | Ewald Christian von Kleist was born at Zeblin, near Köslin in Pomerania, to a famous family of cavalry leaders. |