Karl Arndt

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.

Karl Arndt
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/branch	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 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

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

Citations

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.

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.