Arthur Jüttner

Arthur Jüttner
Born	(1908-08-18)18 August 1908
Died	1 December 2003(2003-12-01) (aged 95)
Place of birth	Kattowitz, Upper Silesia
Place of death	Bramstedt
Allegiance	Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1926-1945
Rank	Oberst
Commands held	III./Infantrie-Regiment 38 Grenadier-Regiment 532 Grenadier-Regiment 164
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of the Bulge
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
Other work	Bundeswehr (Oberst of the Reserves)

Arthur Jüttner (18 August 1908 – 1 December 2003) was a German Oberst, serving during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves and Swords was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (2 October 1939)
  • 1st Class (27 October 1939)
• Close Combat Clasp in Silver
• German Cross in Gold on 27 February 1943 as Major in the III./Jäger-Regiment 38
• Infantry Assault Badge
• Demjansk shield
• Wound Badge (1939) in Silver
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
  • Knight's Cross on 14 December 1941 as Hauptmann and commander of the III./Infanterie-Regiment 38
  • 622nd Oak Leaves on 18 October 1944 as Oberst and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 532
  • 141st Swords on 5 April 1945 as Oberst and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 164

References

Citations

Bibliography

• Berger, Florian (2000). Mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern. Die höchstdekorierten Soldaten des Zweiten Weltkrieges (in German). Selbstverlag Florian Berger. ISBN 3-9501307-0-5.
• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) (in German). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 – Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtsteile [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]. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6. 
• Patzwall, Klaus D. and Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941–1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall (in German). ISBN 3-931533-45-X.
• Scherzer, Veit (2007) (in German). 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]. Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2. 
• Thomas, Franz (1997). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 1: A–K (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 3-7648-2299-6.

External links

• Arthur Jüttner @ Lexikon der Wehrmacht
• Arthur Jüttner @ Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht und Waffen-SS
• Arthur Jüttner @ Please choose in the navigation the Link "Oberst Arthur Jüttner"
• World war II Awards