Question 30:What position did Kleist hold when he passed away?
Prisoner
Field Marshal
General
Lieutenant
Answer
The Prussian soldier and writer Heinrich von Kleist committed suicide by stabbing himself and shooting himself on 21 November 1811 while in prison in Berlin. He was arrested for his involvement in the failed assassination of the French emperor Napoleon.
Diving into History: The Remarkable Life of Field Marshal Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist