Karl Arning
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Karl Eduard Friedrich Arning
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Born | 10 February 1892 Berlin |
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Hamburg |
Allegiance | German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1920) Nazi Germany |
Service/ |
Heer |
Years of service | 1912–20 1934–45 |
Rank | Generalmajor |
Commands held | 72. Infanterie-Division 75. Infanterie-Division |
Battles/wars | World War I
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Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Karl Eduard Friedrich Arning (10 February 1892 – 17 November 1964) was a highly decorated Generalmajor in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Karl Arning was captured by Soviet forces in 1945 and was held until 1955.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1914)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
- Wound Badge (1914)
- in Black
- Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 (9 March 1935)
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (27 September 1939)
- 1st Class (22 October 1939)
- Wound Badge (1939)
- in Silver (2 September 1939)
- Eastern Front Medal (30 July 1942)
- German Cross in Gold on 30 April 1943 as Oberst in Grenadier-Regiment 24[1]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 11 October 1943 as Oberst and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 24[2][3]
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Citations
Bibliography
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External links
- World War 2 Awards.com
- Ritterkreuztraeger 1939-1945
- Karl Arning @ Axis Biographical Research.com at the Wayback Machine (archived October 28, 2009)
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Preceded by
Generalleutnant Dr. Hermann Hohn
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Commander of 72. Infanterie-Division 10 June 1944 – 19 June 1944 |
Succeeded by General der Kavallerie Gustav Harteneck |
Preceded by
Generalleutnant Helmuth Beukemann
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Commander of 75. Infanterie-Division 10 July 1944 – 6 April 1945 |
Succeeded by Generalmajor Lothar Berger |
Categories:
- 1892 births
- 1964 deaths
- People from Berlin
- Wehrmacht generals
- German military personnel of World War I
- Prussian Army personnel
- Recipients of The Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- German prisoners of war
- World War II prisoners of war held by the Soviet Union
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class
- People from the Province of Brandenburg