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| 1881 | Birth |  |
| 8th Aug Birth of Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist |
| 1939 | Invasion of Poland | |
| Aug In the invasion of Poland, Kleist commandeds the XXII Panzer Corps |
| 1940 | Battle of France | |
| May In the battle of France commands Panzergruppe von Kleist, consisting of XLI Panzer Corps and XIX Panzer Corps (under Heinz Guderian), the two southernmost armoured corps in the drive to the English Channel |
| 1940 | Invasion of France | |
| May Ardennes Commands 5 Panzer & 3 motorised Divisions through the Ardennes |
| May In the battle of France commands Panzergruppe von Kleist, consisting of XLI Panzer Corps and XIX Panzer Corps (under Heinz Guderian), the two southernmost armoured corps in the drive to the English Channel |
| 1941 | Barbarossa | |
| 22nd June First day of Operation Barbarossa, commands the 5 divisions of the 1st Panzer Group |
| 19th Nov Rostov on Don Kleist's leading divisions begin to reach Rostov-on-Don |
| 20th Nov Rostov on Don Crooses the Don but is forced back by Timoshenko |
| 20th Nov Rostov on Don Kleist's Panzers seize a bridge over the Don, the last barrier before the Caucasus |
| 1941 | Battle of Rostov | |
| Nov Rostov Relaunches the attack on Rostov |
| 1941 | Capture of Rostov | |
| 21st Nov Rostov Leads the German capture of Rostov |
| 1941 | Invasion of Greece | |
| April Kleist commands 1st Panzergruppe, comprising XVIII and XL Panzer Corps, which spearheads the Blitzkrieg-style invasions of Yugoslavia and Greece |
| 1941 | Invasion of Russia | |
| June Rostov on Don Kleist commands 1st Panzergruppe, comprising XVIII and XL Panzer Corps, which spearheads the Blitzkrieg-style invasion of Russia |
| 22nd June First day of Operation Barbarossa, commands the 5 divisions of the 1st Panzer Group |
| 19th Nov Rostov on Don Kleist's leading divisions begin to reach Rostov-on-Don |
| 20th Nov Rostov on Don Crooses the Don but is forced back by Timoshenko |
| 20th Nov Rostov on Don Kleist's Panzers seize a bridge over the Don, the last barrier before the Caucasus |
| 1941 | Invasion of Yugoslavia | |
| April Kleist commands 1st Panzergruppe, comprising XVIII and XL Panzer Corps, which spearheads the Blitzkrieg-style invasions of Yugoslavia and Greece |
| 1942 | Army Group A | |
| 22nd Nov Placed in command of Army Group A |
| 1942 | Siege of Caucasus | |
| Caucasus Kleist is sent to command troops in the Caucasus in order to capture important oil wells in the area |
| 1942 | Siege of Kharkov | |
| 17th May Barvenko Strikes at the Barvenkovo salient, as ordered by Hitler |
| 17th May Barvenkovo Strikes at the Barvenkovo salient, as ordered by Hitler |
| 19th May Barvenkovo The "Barvenkovo mousetrap" is sprung by Kleist & Paulus , 240,000 Russians are taken |
| 19th May Barvenko Timoshenko calls off his offensive after Kleists advance into the Barvenko salient |
| 19th May Barvenkovo Timoshenko calls off his offensive after Kleists advance into the Barvenko salient |
| 1942 | Siege of Maikop | |
| 9th Aug Maikop Reaches Maikop, Grozny, Batumi & Baku all appear to be within grasp |
| 1942 | Siege of Proletarskaya | |
| 29th July Proletarskaya Captures Proletarskaya |
| 1943 | Barbarossa | |
| Dec Crimea Soviet forces surrond 650,000 German troops in the Crimea |
| Dec Soviet forces surround the mouth of the Dneiper |
| 1943 | Capture of German Troops | |
| Dec River Dneiper Soviet forces trap 650,000 German troops in the Crimea |
| 1943 | Field Marshal | |
| Promoted to Field Marshal |
| 1944 | Dismissal | |
| April Relieved of his command in March 1944 for ordering the 8th Army to retreat when it was in danger of destruction by the Soviet Red Army, in explicit violation of Adolf Hitler's orders |
| 1945 | Arrest | |
| Kleist is captured by United States forces, he ie was sent to communist Yugoslavia to face alleged war crimes charges in 1946 |
| 1945 | Trial | |
| Sent to communist Yugoslavia to face alleged war crimes charges |
| 1948 | Trial | |
| Extradited to the Soviet Union where he is condemned to a 10-years sentence in 1952 for war crimes |
| 1952 | Trial | |
| Condemned in Russia to a 10-years sentence in 1952 for war crimes |
| 1954 | Death | |
| 13th Nov Death of Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist, in captivity in Vladimir Prison, the highest ranked German officer to die in Soviet captivity |
