Kleist was sentenced to how many years in prison for war crimes?
25 years
20 years
15 years
Life imprisonment
Answer
Kleist was sentenced to 25 years in prison for war crimes because he was found guilty of ordering the murder of thousands of Jews in the occupied Soviet Union. He was also convicted of ordering the destruction of villages and towns and the deportation of civilians to labor camps.
Diving into History: The Remarkable Life of Field Marshal Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist