Karl Arndt

Karl Arndt
Born(1892-03-10)10 March 1892
Groß Kauer, District of Glogau, Province of Silesia, German Empire
present-day Kurów Wielki, Poland
Died30 December 1981(1981-12-30) (aged 89)
Langenholthausen, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany
Military career
Allegiance German Empire
Weimar Republic
Nazi Germany
Branch
Army (Wehrmacht)
Service years
1911–1945
Rank
Generalleutnant
Commands293rd Infantry Division
359th Infantry Division
XXXIX Panzer Corps
Conflicts
World War II
AwardsKnight'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

References

Citations

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

Bibliography

  • Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (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.