Karl Arning
German general
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::summary German general ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Karl Arning |
| birth_date | 10 February 1892 |
| death_date | |
| allegiance | Nazi Germany |
| branch | Army |
| serviceyears | 1912–1920 |
| 1934–1945 | |
| rank | Generalmajor |
| commands | 72nd Infantry Division |
| 75th Infantry Division | |
| battles | |
| awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
| :: |
NOTOC{{Infobox military person | name = Karl Arning | birth_date = 10 February 1892 | death_date = | birth_place = | death_place = | image = | caption = | nickname = | allegiance = Nazi Germany | branch = Army | serviceyears = 1912–1920 1934–1945 | rank = Generalmajor | commands = 72nd Infantry Division 75th Infantry Division | unit = | battles =
- Invasion of Poland
- Operation Barbarossa
- Siege of Leningrad
- Battle of the Dukla Pass--- Prague Offensive | awards = Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross | laterwork =
Karl Eduard Friedrich 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.
Awards and decorations
- German Cross in Gold on 30 April 1943 as Oberst in Grenadier-Regiment 24
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 11 October 1943 as Oberst and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 24
References
Citations
Bibliography
- {{Cite book |last1=Patzwall |first1=Klaus D. |last2=Scherzer |first2=Veit |year=2001 |title=Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II |trans-title=The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2 |language=German |location=Norderstedt, Germany |publisher=Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall |isbn=978-3-931533-45-8
- {{Cite book |last=Scherzer |first=Veit |year=2007 |title=Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives |trans-title=The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives |language=German |location=Jena, Germany |publisher=Scherzers Militaer-Verlag |isbn=978-3-938845-17-2
before=Generalleutnant Dr. Hermann Hohn| after=General der Kavallerie Gustav Harteneck| title=Commander of 72. Infanterie-Division| years=10 June 1944 – 19 June 1944 before=Generalleutnant Helmuth Beukemann| after=Generalmajor Lothar Berger| title= Commander of 75. Infanterie-Division| years=10 July 1944 – 6 April 1945
| portal1=Biography
References
- Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 17.
- Scherzer 2007, p. 195.
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