Who’s Who in World War Two by JOHN KEEGAN (edt)

Author:JOHN KEEGAN (edt) [KEEGAN, JOHN]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Humanities, Abee
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

measure to allow conscription. King liked Kiev. As the High Command debated the to play the intermediary between

next step, time ran out for the men in Kiev President ROOSEVELT and Prime

and Kirponos and his staff were killed Minister CHURCHILL and he was the

while trying to break out of encirclement.

host at two conferences in Quebec in

Some 500,000 Soviet prisoners were taken August 1943 and in September 1944.

by the Germans in this debacle.

Towards the end of 1944 he faced a crisis because of the rising number of Canadian Kleist, Field Marshal Paul Ewald von, casualties but he resolved this by getting 1881–1954 Kleist was a top Panzer his Defense Minister to resign.

Commander in the German Army. In May

1940 he was in command of the Panzer

Kinkaid, Admiral Thomas, 1888–1972

Arm of the Armies of GUDERIAN and

Kinkaid made his reputation as an

HOTH, which crossed the Meuse at

aggressive naval commander off the shores Sedan with such masterful efficiency and of Guadalcanal. In November 1942 he

speed that it was held as a supreme

was in command of Task Force 16, the

example of mobile warfare throughout

Enterprise and the Hornet, which took the war. Whenever the German High

part in the Battle of Santa Cruz Island. In Command counseled caution, the

this encounter the Hornet was lost, but generals were reminded that had it not huge losses of aircraft were inflicted on the been for the speed of the crossing at Japanese. Kinkaid was then made

Sedan, France might not have collapsed Commander of Task Force 67, a cruiser so easily. In 1941 KLEIST held the

squadron, and set about improving night-command of First Panzer Group which

fighting techniques so that he could

was part of Army Group South’s advance prevent the Japanese supplying their men into the Ukraine. Kleist’s advance was by the ‘Tokyo Express’ by night. After a slowed down by tank opposition from

successful operation as Commander of the KIRPONOS’ forces and had to be

Northern Forces in the Aleutian

speeded up by the diversion of Guderian’s Campaign, Kinkaid was appointed

Panzer Group from Army Group Center.

Commander of the 7th Fleet, which was a The largest encirclement was achieved at fleet of transports and converted carriers.

Kiev and Uman and some 665,000 men

It transported the 6th Army to Leyte in were taken but valuable time was lost and October 1944 and during the Battle of the advance to Moscow was held up.

Leyte Gulf came under attack from Vice-Kleist’s First Panzer Army was given

Admiral KURITA’s big cruisers. However orders in 1942 to take the oilfields in his carriers put as many aircraft as possible Baku and drive through the Caucasus.

in the air and held off the Japanese until Although Kleist’s troops reached Mozdok Kurita lost his nerve and withdrew.

they ran out of gasoline and were forced to withdraw in a hurry leaving equipment Kirponos, Colonel General Mikhail, behind because VATUTIN threatened to

1892–1941 Kirponos was Commander of cut off the German troops in the

the Southwest Front (Kiev District) in June Caucasus. Kleist was then given

1941 when the German invasion of the

command of Army Group A which

USSR began. He was able

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