Allegiance Nazi Germany Years of service 1933–44 Name Arnold Jurgensen | Service/branch Waffen-SS Rank Sturmbannfuhrer | |
Born 17 May 1910
Tellingstedt, Holstein, Germany ( 1910-05-17 ) Died 23 December 1944(1944-12-23) (aged 34)
Buttgenbach Unit 1st SS Panzer Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler
12th SS Panzer Division Hitlerjugend | ||
Arnold Jurgensen (17 May 1910 — 23 December 1944) was a SS-Sturmbannfuhrer (Major), in the Waffen-SS during World War II who was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross which was awarded to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership by Nazi Germany during World War II.
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Early life
Arnold Jurgensen was born in Tellingstedt, Holstein on the 17 March 1910. He was an early member of the NSDAP (party number 585 285) and the SS (service number 25 884). He served in the Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler, during the Anschluss of Austria and the occupation of the Sudetenland.
World War II
He served in the Balkans (Operation Marita) and the invasion of Russia (Operation Barbarossa) with the LSSAH.
He was then transferred to the 12th SS Panzer Division Hitlerjugend, and served with them during the Battle of France, where he was awarded the Knight's Cross while in command of the I.Battalion, 12th SS Panzer Regiment Hitlerjugend.
He was killed in action at Buttgenbach on the 23 December 1944.