Karl Arndt
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Karl Arndt | |
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| Born | 10 March 1892 Groß Kauer, District of Glogau, Province of Silesia, German Empire present-day Kurów Wielki, Poland |
| Died | 30 December 1981 (aged 89) Langenholthausen, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany |
| Allegiance |  German Empire  Weimar Republic  Nazi Germany |
| Service/ | Army (Wehrmacht) |
| Years of service | 1911–45 |
| Rank | Generalleutnant |
| Commands held | 293rd Infantry Division 359th Infantry Division XXXIX Panzer Corps |
| Battles/wars | World War II
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| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Karl Hermann Arndt (10 March 1892 – 30 December 1981) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded several divisions. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany.
Awards and decorations[]
- Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (3 October 1914) 1st Class (26 January 1918)[1]
- Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 (31 December 1934)[2]
- Wehrmacht Long Service Award 1st Class (2 October 1936)[2]
- Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (27 October 1939) & 1st Class (17 June 1940)[1]
- German Cross in Gold on 2 July 1944 as Generalleutnant in the 359. Infanterie-Division[3]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
References[]
Citations[]
Bibliography[]
- (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.
- Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
- Thomas, Franz; Wegmann, Günter (1987). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil III: Infanterie Band 1: A–Be [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the German Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Part III: Infantry Volume 1: A–Be] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-1153-2.
- Thomas, Franz (1997). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 1: A–K [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 1: A–K] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2299-6.
Categories:
- 1892 births
- 1981 deaths
- People from Głogów
- People from the Province of Silesia
- Lieutenant generals of the German Army (Wehrmacht)
- German military personnel of World War I
- Prussian Army personnel
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- German prisoners of war in World War II held by the United States
- World War I prisoners of war held by the United Kingdom
- Reichswehr personnel
- 20th-century Freikorps personnel