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	(1892-03-10)10 March 1892 Groß Kauer, District of Glogau, Province of Silesia, German Empire present-day Kurów Wielki, Poland
Died	30 December 1981(1981-12-30) (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.

Military offices
Preceded by Generalleutnant Werner Forst	Commander of 293. Infanterie-Division 10 January 1943 – 2 November 1943	Succeeded by Unit Disbanded
Preceded by Formed from 293. Infanterie-Division	Commander of 359. Infanterie-Division 20 November 1943 – 25 April 1945	Succeeded by None
Preceded by General der Panzertruppe Karl Decker	Commander of XXXIX. Panzerkorps 25 April 1945 – 8 May 1945	Succeeded by None