• German Commanders

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 (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Ewald von Kleist was releaved from duties on 30th March 1944. He 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.

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