Arnold von Roon

Arnold von Roon
Born	(1914-07-19)19 July 1914
Died	24 October 1990(1990-10-24) (aged 76)
Place of birth	Berlin
Place of death	Miesbach
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer Luftwaffe
Years of service	1934–1945
Rank	Major i.G.
Unit	Condor Legion Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 2 4. Fallschirmjäger Division 1. Fallschirm-Armee
Battles/wars	Spanish Civil War World War II Battle of the Netherlands Battle of Greece Battle of Crete Italian Campaign Western Allied invasion of Germany
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Arnold von Roon (19 July 1914 – 24 October 1990) was a highly decorated Major i.G. in the Fallschirmjäger 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.

Awards and decorations

• Flugzeugführerabzeichen
• Observer Badge for Reconnaissance Fliers (17 April 1936)
• Spanish Cruz de Guerra (1 December 1938)
• Spanish Cross in Gold with Swords (6 June 1939)
• Fallschirmschützenabzeichen (28 March 1939)
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (15 May 1940)
  • 1st Class (15 May 1940)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 9 July 1941 as Oberleutnant and chief of the 3./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 2
• Ärmelband Kreta (15 June 1943)

See also

• Robey Leibbrandt

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com

References

Citations

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
• Kurowski, Franz (1995). Knights of the Wehrmacht Knight's Cross Holders of the Fallschirmjäger. Schiffer Military. ISBN 0-88740-749-8.
• 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 (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
• Thomas, Franz and Wegmann, Günter (1986). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil II: Fallschirmjäger (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 3-7648-1461-6.