Atlas of Battles

commander, 11 engagements

Battles of Albert Kesselring

Battles of Albert Kesselring

German Luftwaffe Generalfeldmarschall during World War II (1885–1960)

Albert Kesselring is recorded as a commander at 11 placed engagements in the atlas between 1940 and 1945: 11 battles across 4 present-day countries, most in United Kingdom (4), Italy (4), Germany (2). Taken in date order, the sites lie 12,386 km apart end to end, 1,239 km between engagements on average. Most belong to World War II (5), Western Allied invasion of Germany (1), Western Front (1).

AdlertagClydebank BlitzGerman-Soviet air war 22 June 1941German occupation of RomeBattle of MontecarottoBattle of FrankfurtBattle of BritainBattle of Britain DayBattle of Monte CassinoBattle of AnzioRuhr PocketBattle of BritainBattle of Britain DayBattle of Monte CassinoBattle of AnzioRuhr PocketTehranMadridBaghdadÜrümqiKabulAthensCasablancaKyivViennaTashkent2000 km53.222N, 42.800E
11 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1940: 3 engagements3 in 19401941: 2 engagements1943: 1 engagements1944: 3 engagements3 in 19441945: 2 engagements19401945
11 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Britain, 1940Adlertag, 1940Battle of Britain Day, 1940Clydebank Blitz, 1941German-Soviet air war 22 June 1941, 1941German occupation of Rome, 1943Battle of Monte Cassino, 1944Battle of Anzio, 1944Battle of Montecarotto, 1944Battle of Frankfurt, 1945Ruhr Pocket, 194519401945
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 3

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1940Battle of BritainUnited KingdomBritish victory
1940AdlertagEngland, United Kingdom129 km SEBritish victory
1940Battle of Britain DayLondon, United Kingdom176 km SBritish victory
March 1941Clydebank BlitzClydebank, United Kingdom563 km NWClydebank largely destroyed by German air raids
1941German-Soviet air war 22 June 1941Soviet Union, Russia4,773 km NEGerman victory
8 September 1943German occupation of RomeRome, Italy5,305 km WGerman victory
17 January 1944Battle of Monte CassinoMonte Cassino, Italy118 km EAllied victory
22 January 1944Battle of AnzioAnzio, Italy99 km WAllied victory
25 July 1944Battle of MontecarottoMontecarotto, Italy216 km NAllied victory
1945Battle of FrankfurtFrankfurt, Germany835 km NWAmerican victory
18 April 1945Ruhr PocketRuhr Region, Germany171 km NWAllied victory; Capitulation of the German Army Group B

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, UnknownUnknown, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.