KLEIST, von, Ewald
	PERSONALIA   Name:  Kleist, von, Ewald Date of birth:  August 8th, 1881 (Braunfels an der Lahn/Rhineprovince, Germany) Date of death:  October 16th, 1954 (POW-camp Vladimirovka-Vladimir/Vladimir Oblast, Russia) Nationality:  German BIOGRAPHY:  Ewald von Kleist went into US Captivity in Mitterfels near Krenzkirchen. After having stayed in POW camp Tren Parc in England het was transferred to Yugoslavia to stand trial in a Belgrade Warcrimes tribunal from 25th April 1945 until 31st August 1946. He was condemned to 15 years imprisonment for alleged War Crimes. He stayed in Yugoslavia until he was transferred to the Soviet Union in 1948. Here he was sentenced to life imprisonment and stayed in thirtie different camps until he died in imprisonment on 16th October 1954.       DIENSTAUSZEICHNUNG DER WEHRMACHT 4.KLASSE, 4 JAHRE Awarded on: October 2nd, 1936         DIENSTAUSZEICHNUNG DER WEHRMACHT 3.KLASSE, 12 JAHRE Awarded on: October 2nd, 1936         DIENSTAUSZEICHNUNG DER WEHRMACHT 2. KLASSE, 18 JAHRE Awarded on: October 2nd, 1936         DIENSTAUSZEICHNUNG DER WEHRMACHT 1.KLASSE, 25 JAHRE Awarded on: October 2nd, 1936         1939 SPANGE ZUM EISERNEN KREUZES 2ER KLASSE 1914 Awarded on: September 17th, 1939 Details: Had already received the Iron Cross 2nd Class on 4th October 1914.         1939 SPANGE ZUM EISERNEN KREUZES 1ER KLASSE 1914 Rank: General der Panzer Unit: XXII.Armeekorps Awarded on: September 27th, 1939 Details: Had already received the Iron Cross 1st Class on 27th January 1915.         RITTERKREUZ DES EISERNEN KREUZES Rank: General der Kavallerie Unit: Kommandierender General XXII.Armeekorps (PzGruppe "Kleist") Awarded on: May 15th, 1940 Details: 15th Award.         WEHRMACHTBERICHT Awarded on: April 10th, 1941         WEHRMACHTBERICHT Awarded on: April 13th, 1941         MAGYAR ÉRDEMREND NAGYKERESZTJE Awarded on: May 13th, 1941         WEHRMACHTBERICHT Awarded on: August 26th, 1941         WEHRMACHTBERICHT Awarded on: August 27th, 1941         WEHRMACHTBERICHT Awarded on: October 11th, 1941         WEHRMACHTBERICHT Awarded on: October 12th, 1941         WEHRMACHTBERICHT Awarded on: November 22nd, 1941         RITTERKREUZ MIT EICHENLAUB Rank: Generaloberst Unit: Oberbefehlshaber Panzergruppe 1 / Heeresgruppe Süd Awarded on: February 17th, 1942 Details: 72nd Award         WEHRMACHTBERICHT Awarded on: May 30th, 1942         ORDINUL MIHAI VITEAZUL 3RD CLASS Awarded on: July 16th, 1942         ORDINE MILITARE DI SAVOYA -COMMANDER Awarded on: July 30th, 1942         ORDINUL MIHAI VITEAZUL 2ND CLASS Rank: Generaloberst Unit: Kommandeur 1.Panzerarmee Awarded on: October 6th, 1942 Details: Royal Decree no. 3034 dated 6 October 1942.         ORDINUL MIHAI VITEAZUL 1ST CLASS Rank: Generaloberst Unit: Kommandeur 1.Panzerarmee Awarded on: October 6th, 1942 Details: Royal Decree no. 3034 dated 6 October 1942.         WEHRMACHTBERICHT Awarded on: August 19th, 1943         WEHRMACHTBERICHT Awarded on: October 9th, 1943         RITTERKREUZ MIT EICHENLAUB UND SCHWERTERN Rank: Generalfeldmarschall Unit: Oberbefehlshaber Heeresgruppe A Awarded on: March 30th, 1944 Details: 60th Award         EHRENKREUZ FÜR FRONTKÄMPFER         MEDAILLE "WINTERSCHLACHT IM OSTEN 1941/42" (OSTMEDAILLE)         Provide alterations or additional information Picture source:   - Wilco Vermeer, Netherlands Information source(s):   - Kwasny A., Kwasny G., Die Eichenlaubträger 1940-1945 (CD), Deutsches Wehrkundearchiv, Lage-Waddenhausen, 2001 - Fellgiebel W-P, Elite of the Third Reich, The recipients of the Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross 1939-45, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003, ISBN 1-874622-46-9 - Ritterkreuztraeger 1939 - 1945 - Romanian Armed Forces in the Second World War