Atlas of Battles

commander, 10 engagements

Battles of Günther von Kluge

Battles of Günther von Kluge

German general (1882-1944)

Günther von Kluge is recorded as a commander at 10 placed engagements in the atlas between 1939 and 1944: 10 battles across 5 present-day countries, most in Poland (3), Russia (3), France (2). Taken in date order, the sites lie 5,847 km apart end to end, 650 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Eastern Front (4), World War II (3), 1939 Invasion of Poland (2).

Battle of Tuchola ForestBattle at Borodino FieldBattles of RzhevBattle of Verrières RidgeFalaise PocketBattle of the BzuraBattle of Białystok–MinskBattle of KurskBattle of SmolenskBattle of the DnieperBattle of the BzuraBattle of Białystok–MinskBattle of KurskBattle of SmolenskBattle of the DnieperKyivViennaStockholmGenevaAmsterdamSt. PetersburgMilanFrankfurtBucharestHamburg1000 km51.381N, 17.884E
10 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1939: 2 engagements1941: 2 engagements1942: 1 engagements1943: 3 engagements3 in 19431944: 2 engagements19391944
10 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Tuchola Forest, 1939Battle of the Bzura, 1939Battle of Białystok–Minsk, 1941Battle at Borodino Field, 1941Battles of Rzhev, 1942Battle of Kursk, 1943Battle of Smolensk, 1943Battle of the Dnieper, 1943Battle of Verrières Ridge, 1944Falaise Pocket, 194419391944
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 4

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
5 September 1939Battle of Tuchola ForestTuchola, PolandGerman victory
9 September 1939Battle of the BzuraKutno, Poland177 km SEGerman victory; Destruction of the Poznań and Pomeranian...
1941Battle of Białystok–MinskBelarus, Poland36 km SWGerman victory
13 October 1941Battle at Borodino FieldBorodino, Russia1,169 km NEGerman victory in October; Soviet victory in January
1942Battles of RzhevRussia126 km NWInconclusive
1943Battle of KurskKursk, Soviet Union521 km SSoviet victory
1943Battle of SmolenskSmolensk, Russia436 km NWSoviet victory
1943Battle of the DnieperUkraine922 km SSoviet victory
19 July 1944Battle of Verrières RidgeCaen, France2,434 km WGerman defensive victory
12 August 1944Falaise PocketNormandy, France26 km SEAllied victory

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.