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A 1940 photograph of German general (later field marshal) Ewald von Kleist (1881-1954). Kleist notably commanded a panzer division in Operation Barbarossa in the Second World War (1939-45). (German Federal Archives)
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Fritz, B. B. 1. /. H. (2025, March 17). General Kleist, 1940. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20230/general-kleist-1940/
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Fritz, Bundesarchiv, Bild 183-1986-0210-503 / Hartmann,. "General Kleist, 1940." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified March 17, 2025. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20230/general-kleist-1940/.
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