Karl Arndt Explained

Karl Arndt
Birth Date:	10 March 1892
Birth Place:	Groß Kauer, District of Glogau, Province of Silesia, German Empire present-day Kurów Wielki, Poland
Death Place:	Langenholthausen, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany
Allegiance:
Branch:	Army (Wehrmacht)
Serviceyears:	1911–45
Rank:	Generalleutnant
Commands:	293rd Infantry Division 359th Infantry Division XXXIX Panzer Corps
Battles:	World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Kiev Battle of Moscow Battle of Kursk Belgorod-Khar'kov Offensive Operation Lower Dnieper Offensive Lower Silesian Offensive Upper Silesian Offensive Prague Offensive
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
  • Knight's Cross on 23 January 1942 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 511^[4]
  • Oak Leaves on 1 February 1945 as Generalleutnant and commander of 359. Infanterie-Division^[5]

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: 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 . German . Norderstedt, Germany . Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall . 978-3-931533-45-8.
• Book: 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 . German . Osnabrück, Germany . Biblio-Verlag . 978-3-7648-1153-2.
• Book: Thomas , Franz . 1997 . Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 1: A–K . The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 1: A–K . German . Osnabrück, Germany . Biblio-Verlag . 978-3-7648-2299-6.

Notes and References

1. Thomas 1997, p. 8.
2. Thomas & Wegmann 1987, p. 99.
3. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 17.
4. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 101.
5. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 80.