__NOTOC__ Karl Hermann Arndt (10 March 1892 – 30 December 1981) was a German general in the

Wehrmacht The ''Wehrmacht'' (, ) were the unified armed forces of Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1945. It consisted of the ''Heer'' (army), the ''Kriegsmarine'' (navy) and the ''Luftwaffe'' (air force). The designation "''Wehrmacht''" replaced the previous ...

during

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

who commanded several divisions. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of

Nazi Germany Nazi Germany (lit. "National Socialist State"), ' (lit. "Nazi State") for short; also ' (lit. "National Socialist Germany") (officially known as the German Reich from 1933 until 1943, and the Greater German Reich from 1943 to 1945) was ...

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross The Iron Cross (german: link=no, Eisernes Kreuz, , abbreviated EK) was a military decoration in the Kingdom of Prussia, and later in the German Empire (1871–1918) and Nazi Germany (1933–1945). King Frederick William III of Prussia est ...

(1914) 2nd Class (3 October 1914) 1st Class (26 January 1918)Thomas 1997, p. 8. * Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 (31 December 1934)Thomas & Wegmann 1987, p. 99. * Wehrmacht Long Service Award 1st Class (2 October 1936) *

(1939) 2nd Class (27 October 1939) & 1st Class (17 June 1940) * German Cross in Gold on 2 July 1944 as '' Generalleutnant'' in the 359. Infanterie-Division * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves ** Knight's Cross on 23 January 1942 as '' Oberst'' and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 511 ** Oak Leaves on 1 February 1945 as ''Generalleutnant'' and commander of 359. Infanterie-DivisionFellgiebel 2000, p. 80.

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