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Alexander von Arentschildt

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Years of service
  
1931–45

Unit
  
Panzer-Abteilung 67

Service/branch
  
German Army

Rank
  
Oberstleutnant

Name
  
Alexander Arentschildt

Allegiance
  
Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany

Battles/wars
  
World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France

Died
  
June 22, 1999, Alfeld, Germany

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
Invasion of Poland, Battle of France, World War II

Similar People
  
George V of Hanover, Helmuth von Moltke the Elder, Eduard Vogel von Falckenstein

Alexander Daniel Odo Thilo Kurt von Arentschildt (27 April 1911 – 22 June 1999) was a highly decorated Oberstleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and decorations

  • Wehrmacht Long Service Award 4th Class (17 April 1937)
  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (25 September 1939)
  • 1st Class (26 October 1939)
  • Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
  • Panzer Badge in Silver (24 May 1940)
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 5 August 1940 as Hauptmann and chief of the 2./Panzer-Abteilung 67
  • References

    Alexander von Arentschildt Wikipedia