Atlas of Battles

commander, 15 engagements

Battles of Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist

Battles of Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist

German field marshal (1881–1954)

Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist is recorded as a commander at 15 placed engagements in the atlas between 1939 and 1944: 15 battles across 5 present-day countries, most in Ukraine (6), Russia (4), Soviet Union (2). Taken in date order, the sites lie 10,803 km apart end to end, 772 km between engagements on average. Most belong to World War II (7), Eastern Front (7), Western Front (1).

Battle of Tomaszów LubelskiBattle of SedanBattle of BrodyBattle of the Sea of AzovBattle of VoronezhBattle of RostovMelitopol OffensiveBattle of the CaucasusNikopol–Krivoi Rog OffensiveBereznegovatoye–Snigirevka offensiveBattle of KievBattle of RostovBattle of UmanSecond Battle of KharkovBattle of the DnieperBattle of KievBattle of RostovBattle of UmanSecond Battle of KharkovBattle of the DnieperBerlinAthensViennaGenevaAmsterdamBarcelonaAnkaraMilanFrankfurtNaples1000 km47.211N, 24.721E
15 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1939: 1 engagements1940: 1 engagements1941: 5 engagements5 in 19411942: 3 engagements1943: 3 engagements1944: 2 engagements19391944
15 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Tomaszów Lubelski, 1939Battle of Sedan, 1940Battle of Kiev, 1941Battle of Rostov, 1941Battle of Brody, 1941Battle of Uman, 1941Battle of the Sea of Azov, 1941Battle of Voronezh, 1942Second Battle of Kharkov, 1942Battle of Rostov, 1942Battle of the Dnieper, 1943Melitopol Offensive, 1943Battle of the Caucasus, 1943Nikopol–Krivoi Rog Offensive, 1944Bereznegovatoye–Snigirevka offensive, 194419391944
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 3

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1939Battle of Tomaszów LubelskiTomaszów Lubelski, PolandGerman victory
13 May 1940Battle of SedanSedan, France1,318 km WGerman victory
1941Battle of KievKyiv, Ukraine1,818 km EGerman victory; Encirclement and destruction of Soviet...
1941Battle of RostovRostov-on-Don, Russia762 km SESoviet victory
23 June 1941Battle of BrodyBrody, Ukraine1,114 km WGerman victory
15 July 1941Battle of UmanZelena Brama, Ukraine433 km EAxis victory
1941Battle of the Sea of Azov557 km SEAxis victory; Encirclement & destruction of Soviet 9th &...
1942Battle of VoronezhRussia651 km NAxis victory
12 May 1942Second Battle of KharkovKharkiv, Ukraine309 km SWAxis victory
1942Battle of RostovRostov-on-Don, Russia294 km SEGerman victory
1943Battle of the DnieperUkraine570 km WSoviet victory
1943Melitopol OffensiveSoviet Union458 km NSoviet victory
1943Battle of the CaucasusRussia1,364 km SESoviet victory
30 January 1944Nikopol–Krivoi Rog OffensiveNikopol, Soviet Union989 km NWSoviet victory
1944Bereznegovatoye–Snigirevka offensiveUkraine166 km WSoviet 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, Hartmann, Fritz, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.