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German General and Knight's Cross recipient
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Birth:
10 February 1892(Berlin, Margraviate of Brandenburg)
Death:
17 November 1964(Hamburg, Germany)
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Biography
Introduction
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.
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