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PAUL EWALD VON KLEIST

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PAUL EWALD VON KLEIST
PAUL EWALD VON KLEIST
(1881 - 1954) German military officer, the top Panzer commander in the German Army and superior to Guderian and Hoth, invaded France and later the Ukraine where he was captured by the Russians. War-date D.S. "v. Kleist" in typical indelible pencil, 1p. large 4to., "Headquarters", Apr. 20, 1942 (Hitler's birthday), a list of 14 men slated to be awarded the War Cross Second Class, with Swords for their valor in the Russian campaign. File holes at left margin, top margin a bit ragged, else very good condition.