Arthur Finger

Arthur Finger
Arthur Finger
Born	18 January 1898
Died	27 January 1945 (aged 47); Tschenstochau, Poland
Allegiance	German Empire ; Weimar Republic ; Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Army
Years of service	1914–20; 1935–45
Rank	Generalmajor
Commands held	291. Infanterie-Division
Battles/wars	World War II Vistula-Oder Offensive †;
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Arthur Finger (18 January 1898 – 27 January 1945) was a German general (Generalmajor) in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. Finger was killed on 27 January 1945 near Tschenstochau, Poland during the Soviet Vistula–Oder Offensive.

Awards and decorations[]

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 16 November 1943 as Oberst and commander of Artillerie-Regiment 306 ^[1]

(2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

Military offices
Preceded by Generalmajor Oskar Eckholt	Commander of 291. Infanterie-Division 12 July 1944 - 27 January 1945	Succeeded by None
Preceded by General der Infanterie Hermann Recknagel	Commander of XXXXII. Armeekorps 23 January 1945 – 27 January 1945	Succeeded by None