Arnold Freiherr von Biegeleben explained

Arnold Freiherr von Biegeleben
Birth Date:	16 April 1883
Placeofburial:	La Cambe German war cemetery---->
Branch:	Army (Wehrmacht)
Rank:	Generalleutnant
Commands:	6th Infantry Division
Battles:	Battle of France
Awards:	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Arnold Freiherr von Biegeleben (16 April 1883 – 11 October 1940) was a German general during World War II who commanded the 6th Infantry Division of the Wehrmacht. He was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

Biegeleben died of a heart attack on 11 October 1940.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (14 September 1914) & 1st Class (3 March 1916)^[1]
• Knight's Cross of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern with Swords (24 November 1917)^[1]
• Grand Officer Cross of the Order of St Alexander (15 September 1936)^[1]
• Wehrmacht Long Service Award 1st to 4th Class (2 October 1936)^[1]
• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (6 October 1939) & 1st Class (30 October 1939)^[1]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 5 August 1940 as Generalleutnant and commander of 6th Infantry Division^[2]

References

Bibliography

• Book: Fellgiebel , Walther-Peer . Walther-Peer Fellgiebel

. Walther-Peer Fellgiebel . 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 . German . Friedberg, Germany . Podzun-Pallas . 978-3-7909-0284-6.

• Book: Thomas . Franz . Wegmann . Günter . 1992 . Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil III: Infanterie Band 2: Bi–Bo . The Knight's Cross Bearers of the German Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Part III: Infantry Volume 2: Bi–Bo . German . Osnabrück, Germany . Biblio-Verlag . 978-3-7648-1734-3.

Notes and References

1. Thomas & Wegmann 1992, p. 19.
2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 113.