Years of service 1912–201934–45 | Name Karl Arning Service/branch German Army | |
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Battles/wars World War IWorld War IIInvasion of PolandOperation BarbarossaSiege of LeningradBattle of the Dukla PassPrague Offensive Died November 17, 1964, Hamburg, Germany Battles and wars World War I, Invasion of Poland Commands held | ||
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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