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Question 2:What rank did Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist hold in the Wehrmacht during WWII?
Lieutenant Colonel
Brigadier
Private
Field Marshal
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The German Field Marshal Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist was a highly decorated military officer who was one of the Wehrmacht's most successful field commanders during World War II. Kleist played a key role in the early stages of the war, leading the German forces that invaded Poland in 1939 and then defeated the French and British forces in the Battle of France in 1940.
Diving into History: The Remarkable Life of Field Marshal Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist
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