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Which army did Kleist command as it drove into Ukraine and the Caucasus during Operation Barbarossa?

  • 2nd Panzer Army

  • Army Group Centre

  • 3rd Panzer Army

  • 1st Panzer Army

Answer

Kleist commanded the 1st Panzer Army, which was part of the German Army Group South during Operation Barbarossa. The 1st Panzer Army was responsible for the invasion of Ukraine and the Caucasus. It was one of the most successful German armies during World War II, and it played a key role in the German advance into the Soviet Union.
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