Karl Arning

Karl Arning
Born	10 February 1892 Berlin
Died	17 November 1964(1964-11-17) (aged 72) Hamburg
Allegiance	German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1912–20 1934–45
Rank	Generalmajor
Commands held	72. Infanterie-Division 75. Infanterie-Division
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Soviet Prague Offensive
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Karl Arning (10 February 1892 – 17 November 1964) was a German general (Generalmajor) in the Wehrmacht 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^[1]
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 11 October 1943 as Oberst and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 24^[2]^[3]

References

Citations

↑ Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 17.
↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 117.
↑ Scherzer 2007, p. 195.

Bibliography

Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
Scherzer, Veit (2007). 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 [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] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
Thomas, Franz; Wegmann, Günter (1987). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil III: Infanterie Band 1: A–Be [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the German Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Part III: Infantry Volume 1: A–Be] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-1153-2.

Military offices
Preceded by Generalleutnant Dr. Hermann Hohn	Commander of 72. Infanterie-Division 10 June 1944 – 19 June 1944	Succeeded by General der Kavallerie Gustav Harteneck
Preceded by Generalleutnant Helmuth Beukemann	Commander of 75. Infanterie-Division 10 July 1944 – 6 April 1945	Succeeded by Generalmajor Lothar Berger

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 21st Infantry Division

Staff	Hermann Foertsch Heinrich Götz (Oak Leaves) Gerhard Matzky Otto Sponheimer

Units	Karl Arning Conrad-Oskar Heinrichs Wilhelm Beuttel Hans-Joachim Kappis (Oak Leaves) Helmut Kroeg Karl Radermacher Franz Rogalski (Oak Leaves) Erich Rudnick Herbert Schwender (Oak Leaves)

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