Count Ewald von Kleist-Schmenzin (1890–1945), conspirator in the 20 July plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler
He used his contacts with Winston Churchill and Robert Vansittart to try to shift British policy away from one of appeasement to one based more on the use of force.
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Born in Dubberow near Belgard(Dobrowo), Pomerania, Germany , Ewald von Kleist-Schmenzin supported the nationalist-conservative and anti-semitic German National People's Party (Deutschnationale Volkspartei).
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In the Battle of Brody (1941) the German 1st Panzer Group under Ewald von Kleist managed to break the counter-attack by Soviet 9th and 19th Mechanized Corps, and 8th Mechanized Corps.
Ewald-Heinrich von Kleist-Schmenzin (1922-2013), son of Count Ewald von Kleist-Schmenzin; another conspirator in the July 20 bomb plot
Kleist was born on the family's manor Gut Schmenzin at Schmenzin (Smęcino) near Köslin (now Koszalin, Poland) in Pomerania.
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In recognition of his services to strengthening transatlantic ties, Kleist was awarded the US Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service in 1991.
After his Einsatzgruppen command, Jost was able to secure a position with the occupation administration for the eastern territories that was run by Alfred Rosenberg, where he acted as a liaison officer between Rosenberg and the Wehrmacht commander in southern Russia, Ewald von Kleist.
Ewald-Heinrich von Kleist-Schmenzin (1922-2013), German resistance fighter and publisher