Years of service 1912–20
1934–45 Rank Generalmajor | Name Karl Arning Service/branch German Army | |
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Allegiance German Empire (to 1918)
Weimar Republic (to 1920)
Nazi Germany Battles/wars World War I
World War II
Invasion of Poland
Operation Barbarossa
Siege of Leningrad
Battle of the Dukla Pass
Prague Offensive Died November 17, 1964, Hamburg, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars World War I, Invasion of Poland Commands held 72nd Infantry Division, 75th Infantry Division | ||
Karl Arning (10 February 1892 – 17 November 1964) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded several divisions. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
Arning surrendered to the Red Army troops in the course of the Soviet Prague Offensive in 1945. Convicted in the Soviet Union as a war criminal, he was held until 1955.
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