Atlas of Battles

commander, 22 engagements

Battles of Albert Kesselring

Battles of Albert Kesselring

German Luftwaffe Generalfeldmarschall during World War II (1885–1960)

Albert Kesselring is recorded as a commander at 22 placed engagements in the atlas between 1940 and 1945: 17 battles and 5 campaigns across 7 present-day countries, most in Italy (9), United Kingdom (5), Netherlands (2). Taken in date order, the sites lie 21,822 km apart end to end, 1,039 km between engagements on average. Most belong to World War II (17), home front during World War II (1), Pacific War (1).

Rotterdam BlitzAdlertagBattle of Britain DayClydebank BlitzGerman-Soviet air war 22 June 1941Axis and Soviet air operations during Operation BarbarossaGerman occupation of RomeOperation DevonBombing of the VaticanAir Raid on BariMoro River CampaignBattle of AnzioBombing of Rome in World War IIBattle of MontecarottoBattle of FrankfurtRuhr PocketWestern Allied invasion of GermanyBattle of BritainNorth African campaignthe BlitzAllied invasion of SicilyBattle of Monte CassinoBattle of BritainNorth African campaignthe BlitzAllied invasion of SicilyBattle of Monte CassinoTehranMadridBaghdadÜrümqiBerlinKabulCasablancaKyivViennaTashkent2000 km50.942N, 44.000E
22 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1940: 6 engagements6 in 19401941: 3 engagements1943: 6 engagements6 in 19431944: 4 engagements1945: 3 engagements19401945
22 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Britain, 1940Rotterdam Blitz, 1940North African campaign, 1940Adlertag, 1940the Blitz, 1940Battle of Britain Day, 1940Clydebank Blitz, 1941German-Soviet air war 22 June 1941, 1941Axis and Soviet air operations during Operation Barbarossa, 1941Allied invasion of Sicily, 1943German occupation of Rome, 1943Operation Devon, 1943Bombing of the Vatican, 1943Air Raid on Bari, 1943Moro River Campaign, 1943Battle of Monte Cassino, 1944Battle of Anzio, 1944Bombing of Rome in World War II, 1944Battle of Montecarotto, 1944Battle of Frankfurt, 1945Ruhr Pocket, 1945Western Allied invasion of Germany, 194519401945
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 3

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1940Battle of BritainUnited KingdomBritish victory
1940Rotterdam BlitzRotterdam, Netherlands487 km SEGerman victory; 884 civilian casualties; Destruction of the...
1940North African campaignKingdom of Egypt, Egypt3,277 km SEAllied victory
1940AdlertagEngland, United Kingdom3,646 km NWBritish victory
1940the BlitzUnited Kingdom176 km SAxis strategic failure
1940Battle of Britain DayLondon, United Kingdom0 km NBritish victory
March 1941Clydebank BlitzClydebank, United Kingdom563 km NWClydebank largely destroyed by German air raids
1941German-Soviet air war 22 June 1941Soviet Union, Russia4,773 km NEGerman victory
1941Axis and Soviet air operations during Operation BarbarossaSoviet Union, Russia0 km NInconclusive, Axis strategic failure
1943Allied invasion of SicilySicily, Italy5,680 km WAllied victory
8 September 1943German occupation of RomeRome, Italy579 km NGerman victory
1943Operation DevonTermoli, Italy207 km EAllied victory
1943Bombing of the VaticanVatican City209 km WAllied victory
1943Air Raid on BariBari, Italy378 km EGerman victory
1943Moro River CampaignMoro, Italy243 km NWSee Aftermath
17 January 1944Battle of Monte CassinoMonte Cassino, Italy106 km SWAllied victory
22 January 1944Battle of AnzioAnzio, Italy99 km WAllied victory
1944Bombing of Rome in World War IIRome, Italy51 km NAllied victory
25 July 1944Battle of MontecarottoMontecarotto, Italy173 km NEAllied victory
1945Battle of FrankfurtFrankfurt, Germany835 km NWAmerican victory
18 April 1945Ruhr PocketRuhr Region, Germany171 km NWAllied victory; Capitulation of the German Army Group B
1945Western Allied invasion of GermanyGermany, Netherlands167 km NWAllied victory; Fall of Nazi Germany; End of World War II...

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, UnknownUnknown, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.