Paul Ludwig Ewald Von Kleist German Field Marshal Born 1881 - November 13 in History | This Day Story

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November 13, 1954

Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist, German field marshal (born 1881)

Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist

Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist was a German Generalfeldmarschall 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.

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