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Kleist, or von Kleist, is a surname. von Kleist: * August von Kleist (1818–1890), Prussian Major General * Christian von Kleist (1901–after 1933), German writer (pseudonym "Kyrill") * Conrad von Kleist (1839-1900), German politician (German Conservative Party), member of Reichstag *Ewald Georg von Kleist (ca. 1700–1748), also known as Ewald Jürgen von Kleist, co-inventor of the Leyden jar * Frederick William von Kleist (1724–1767), Prussian major general, commander of the Green Hussars. One of 58 officers of the Kleist family to serve in the Seven Years' War * Ewald Christian von Kleist (1715–1759), German poet and soldier *Henning Alexander von Kleist (1677–1747) Prussian general *Henning Alexander von Kleist (1707–1784). Prussian Lt. General. Nephew of Henning Alexander von Kleist (above) *Franz Kasimir von Kleist (1738–1808) Prussian General *Franz Alexander von Kleist (1769–1799) Poet *Friedrich Graf Kleist von Nollendorf (1762–1823), Prussian fie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Von Kleist
The House of Kleist is the name of an old and distinguished Prussian noble family, originating in Pomerania, whose members obtained many important military and administrative positions within the Kingdom of Prussia and later in the German Empire. Members of the family served as officers in Prussian and German conflicts including the War of Spanish Succession, War of the Austrian Succession, Seven Years' War, Napoleonic Wars, World War I and World War II. The poet and author Heinrich von Kleist is the most famous member of the family. Notable members *Georg Kleist (around 1435–1508); ''Vogt'' of Rügenwalde and Chancellor to Bogislaw X, Duke of Pomerania * Henning Alexander von Kleist (1677–1749); Prussian field marshal during the War of Spanish Succession, War of Austrian Succession and Great Northern War. * Ewald Jürgen von Kleist (c. 1700–1748); co-inventor of the Leyden jar * Henning Alexander von Kleist (1707–1784); Prussian lieutenant general * Ewald Chr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Friedrich Graf Kleist Von Nollendorf
Friedrich Emil Ferdinand Heinrich von Kleist, granted the title Graf Kleist von Nollendorf from 1814 onwards (9 April 1762 – 17 February 1823), was a Kingdom of Prussia, Prussian Generalfeldmarschall, field marshal and a member of the old ' family von Kleist. He was a prominent figure in Prussian military during the Napoleonic Wars. Biography Kleist entered the Prussian Army in 1778 and served in the War of the Bavarian Succession and the French Revolutionary Wars. By 1799, Kleist had been promoted to major and was put in command of a battalion of grenadiers. Kleist served in the Napoleonic Wars and fought at Battle of Jena–Auerstedt, Jena. In 1807 he went on extended leave but by 1808 he was put in command of an infantry brigade and the next year he was made commandant of Berlin. During the War of the Sixth Coalition, War of Liberation he was given a corps with which he fought in the battles of Battle of Kulm, Kulm and Battle of Leipzig, Leipzig. In 1814, he was given the ti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kuupik Kleist
Jakob Edvard Kuupik Kleist (born 31 March 1958) is a Greenlandic politician who served as the fourth prime minister of Greenland between 2009 and 2013. A member of the Inuit Ataqatigiit party, he was the first prime minister not affiliated with Siumut. Since 2018, he has served as the first chairman of the Arctic Indigenous Film Fund. Early life and career Kleist was born on 31 March 1958 to a Danish telegraphist and a Greenlandic mother in Qullissat on Disko Island, and was raised by his aunt and uncle.The Necessary Voice of Greenland - Information.dk. Retrieved 14 February 2012. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Kleist
Henry Kleist (September 29, 1860 – November 13, 1929) was a farmer from Rantoul, Wisconsin, United States, who served one term as a state senator. He was a member of the Socialist Party. Kleist was born on a farm in the Town of Eaton, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin on September 29, 1860. Six years later his parents moved to the Town of Rantoul in Calumet County. He attended public schools as a boy in the winter, working on the farm in summer, and later worked in the woods in winter. After the 1888 death of his father, he and his brother, Charles, operated the homestead farm, now known as Kleist Brothers' Grain and Dairy Farm, and continued to live with their mother. By 1918, he was president of the Calumet County branch of the American Society of Equity (at that time "the greatest farmer organization that the State had ever known") and the Farmers Advancement Association of Brillion. He had a long history of activism in both farmers' organizations. He was also a member of the Br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kleist Sykes
Kleist Sykes (1894 – 1949) was a Tanganyikan (presently Tanzania) political activist. He helped form the Tanganyika African Association. Sykes was born in Pangani, Tanga Region, to Sykes Mbuwane, a Zulu mercenary hired by the German Empire, and a Nyaturu mother. After his father's death, Sykes moved with his godfather, Effendi Plantan, to Dar Es Salaam, and would later fight for the Germans in the First World War.The Sykes legacy lives on , ''The Citizen'', 7 October 2011 After the war, Sykes worked for the . He met Dr. |
Ewald-Heinrich Von Kleist-Schmenzin
Ewald-Heinrich Hermann Konrad Oskar Ulrich Wolf Alfred von Kleist-Schmenzin (10 July 1922 – 8 March 2013) was a Germans, German publisher and convenor of the Munich Conference on Security Policy until 1998. A member of the von Kleist family and an officer in the Wehrmacht during World War II, his parents were active in the German resistance to Nazism, German resistance against Adolf Hitler. Von Kleist was designated to kill Hitler in a suicide attack and was the last surviving member of the 20 July plot, 20 July 1944 plot to assassinate Hitler. Early life Von Kleist was born on the family's manor Gut Schmenzin at Smęcino, Schmenzin (Smęcino) near Köslin (now Koszalin, Poland) in Pomerania. The family was firmly monarchist, and his father, Ewald von Kleist-Schmenzin (1890–1945), had been an active opponent of Nazism well before the Second World War broke out. The young Ewald grew up in that milieu. Like his father, who had criticised Nazi ideology in print as early as 192 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ewald Von Kleist-Schmenzin
Ewald Albert Friedrich Karl Leopold Arnold von Kleist-Schmenzin (22 March 1890 – 9 April 1945) was a German lawyer, a conservative politician, an opponent of Nazism, and a member of the 20 July Plot to assassinate Hitler, for which he was executed. Biography Ewald von Kleist-Schmenzin was the son of the Royal Prussian Rittmeister Hermann von Kleist (1849–1913) and his wife, Elisabeth (1863–1945). Born in Dubberow, Province of Pomerania, German Empire (now Dobrowo, Poland), he supported the national-conservative German National People's Party (''Deutschnationale Volkspartei''). As a conservative, he supported the idea of monarchy and Christian ideals, shown in part through his membership of the Order of Saint John (Bailiwick of Brandenburg), to which he was admitted as a Knight of Honour in 1922 and in which he was promoted to Knight of Justice in 1935. He was a staunch, active opponent of Nazism even before Hitler came to power in 1933. He was arrested as a result in May ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1st Panzer Army
The 1st Panzer Army () was a German tank army that was a large armoured formation of the Wehrmacht during World War II. When originally formed on 1 March 1940, the predecessor of the 1st Panzer Army was named Panzer Group Kleist (''Panzergruppe Kleist'') with Colonel General Ewald von Kleist in command. Service history Panzer Group Kleist was the first operational formation of several Panzer corps in the Wehrmacht. Created for the Battle of France on 1 March 1940; it was named after its commander Ewald von Kleist. Panzer Group Kleist played an important role in the Battle of Belgium. Panzer corps of the Group broke through the Ardennes and reached the sea, forming a huge pocket, containing several Belgian, British, and French armies. When the armistice was signed, the Group was deployed in occupied France, being renamed to Panzer Group 1 (''Panzergruppe 1'') in November. In April 1941, Panzer Group 1 took part in the invasion of Yugoslavia as part of Field Marshal Maximilian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Ludwig Ewald Von Kleist
Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist (8 August 1881 – 13 November 1954) was a German Generalfeldmarschall (Field Marshal) of the ''Wehrmacht'' during World War II. Born into the Prussian noble family von Kleist, Kleist entered the Prussian Army in 1900 and commanded a cavalry squadron during World War I. Kleist joined the ''Reichswehr'' of inter-war Germany before being discharged in 1938. Recalled to active duty at the beginning of World War II, Kleist commanded a motorised corps in the Invasion of Poland. He then became the commander of Panzer Group Kleist (later 1st Panzer Army), the first operational formation of several Panzer corps in the Wehrmacht during the Battle of France, the Battle of Belgium, the Invasion of Yugoslavia and Operation Barbarossa, the invasion of the Soviet Union. During the Battle of France, units under Kleist's command included Heinz Guderian's armoured corps and spearheaded the ''"blitzkrieg"'' attack through the Ardennes forest, outflanking the Maginot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Makka Kleist
Makka Kleist (born 1951) is a Greenlandic actress. After training to be a schoolteacher, she was inspired to become an actress and received training at the Tuukkaq Teater in western Jutland. As she was unable to find work in Denmark, she moved to Canada where she appeared in the TV series ''Daughter of the Country'' (1986). Back in Greenland, she met the theatre director Svenn Syrin who persuaded her to move to Tromsø in Norway where she appeared mainly at the youth theatre. In 2004, the couple moved to Greenland where Kleist became the leader of the amateur drama group Silamiut. From 2007 to 2016, she ran the newly established Greenlandic Drama School. In 2011, Kleist was awarded the Sermitsiaq Culture Prize. Early life and education Born in Qullissat on Disko Island on 25 December 1951, Makka Kleist is the youngest daughter of Nikolaj Kleist and his wife Bertiaraq. She was one of the family's five children. Adopted by her parents, her cousin Kuupik Kleist has served as prime min ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kleist Prize
The Kleist Prize is an annual German literature prize. The prize was first awarded in 1912, on the occasion of the hundredth anniversary of the death of Heinrich von Kleist. The Kleist Prize was the most important literary award of the Weimar Republic, but was discontinued in 1933. In 1985 the prize was awarded for the first time in over fifty years. Between 1994 and 2000 it was awarded biennially. A monetary sum of €20,000 accompanies the award. Winners Listings of the Kleist Prize winners are maintained by the Kleist-Archiv Sembdner. and Kleist Gesellschaft 1912–1932 *1912 Hermann Burte and Reinhard Sorge *1913 Hermann Essig and Oskar Loerke *1914 Fritz von Unruh and Hermann Essig *1915 Robert Michel and Arnold Zweig *1916 Agnes Miegel and Heinrich Lersch *1917 Walter Hasenclever *1918 Leonhard Frank and Paul Zech *1919 Anton Dietzenschmidt and Kurt Heynicke *1920 Hans Henny Jahnn *1921 Paul Gurk *1922 Bertolt Brecht *1923 Wilhelm Lehmann and Robert Musil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heinrich Von Kleist
Bernd Heinrich Wilhelm von Kleist (; 18 October 177721 November 1811) was a German poet, dramatist, novelist, short story writer and journalist. His best known works are the theatre plays ''The Prince of Homburg'', '' Das Käthchen von Heilbronn'', '' The Broken Jug'', ''Amphitryon'' and ''Penthesilea'', and the novellas '' Michael Kohlhaas'' and '' The Marquise of O.'' Kleist shot himself together with a close female friend who was terminally ill. The Kleist Prize, a prestigious prize for German literature, is named after him, as was the Kleist Theater in his birthplace Frankfurt an der Oder. Life Kleist was born into the von Kleist family in Frankfurt an der Oder in the Margraviate of Brandenburg, a province of the Kingdom of Prussia. After a scanty education, he entered the Prussian Army in 1792, served in the Rhine campaign of 1796, and retired from the service in 1799 with the rank of lieutenant. He studied law, philosophy, natural sciences and latin at the Viadrina Un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
