Friedrich Arnold (soldier)

Friedrich Arnold
Born	(1919-05-10)10 May 1919
Died	1 September 2006(2006-09-01) (aged 87)
Place of birth	Karlsruhe
Place of death	Gaienhofen
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1937–1945
Rank	Hauptmann
Unit	Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 237
Battles/wars	World War II Eastern Front
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Friedrich Arnold (10 May 1919 – 1 September 2006) was a highly decorated Hauptmann in the Wehrmacht 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

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (18 August 1941)
  • 1st Class (25 August 1941)
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black (15 August 1942)
  • in Silver (16 May 1943)
  • in Gold (19 September 1943)
• Eastern Front Medal (28 July 1942)
• General Assault Badge
• German Cross in Gold on 9 October 1942 as Leutnant of the Reserves in Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 201
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 16 November 1943 as Oberleutnant of the Reserves and Zugführer 2./Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 237

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.
• 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). 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.

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Ritterkreuztraeger 1939-1945