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Arthur Juttner

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Service/branch
  
Heer

Rank
  
Oberst

Years of service
  
1926–45

Name
  
Arthur Juttner


Born
  
18 August 1908 Kattowitz, Upper Silesia (
1908-08-18
)

Died
  
1 December 2003(2003-12-01) (aged 95) Bramstedt

Allegiance
  
Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany (to 1945)  West Germany

Commands held
  
III./Infantrie-Regiment 38 Grenadier-Regiment 532 Grenadier-Regiment 164

Arthur Juttner (18 August 1908 – 1 December 2003) was a German Oberst, serving during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves and Swords was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards

  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (2 October 1939)
  • 1st Class (27 October 1939)
  • Close Combat Clasp in Silver
  • German Cross in Gold on 27 February 1943 as Major in the III./Jager-Regiment 38
  • Infantry Assault Badge
  • Demjansk shield
  • Wound Badge (1939) in Silver
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
  • Knight's Cross on 14 December 1941 as Hauptmann and commander of the III./Infanterie-Regiment 38
  • 622nd Oak Leaves on 18 October 1944 as Oberst and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 532
  • 141st Swords on 5 April 1945 as Oberst and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 164

    • References

    Arthur Juttner Wikipedia
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