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Karl Arndt

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Years of service
  
1911–45

Rank
  
Generalleutnant


Name
  
Karl Arndt

Service/branch
  
German Army

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Born
  
10 March 1892Gros-Kauen, district of Glogau (
1892-03-10
)

Allegiance
  
German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany

Battles/wars
  
World War IIInvasion of PolandBattle of FranceOperation BarbarossaBattle of KievBattle of MoscowBattle of KurskBelgorod-Khar'kov Offensive OperationLower Dnieper OffensiveLower Silesian OffensiveUpper Silesian OffensivePrague Offensive

Died
  
December 30, 1981, Balve, Germany

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
Invasion of Poland, Battle of France

Commands held
  
293rd Infantry Division, 359th Infantry Division, XXXIX Panzer Corps

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.

Awards and decorations

  • Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (3 October 1914) 1st Class (26 January 1918)
  • Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 (31 December 1934)
  • Wehrmacht Long Service Award 1st Class (2 October 1936)
  • Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (27 October 1939) & 1st Class (17 June 1940)
  • German Cross in Gold on 2 July 1944 as Generalleutnant in the 359. Infanterie-Division
  • 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
  • Oak Leaves on 1 February 1945 as Generalleutnant and commander of 359. Infanterie-Division

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