Friedrich Arnold (soldier)

Friedrich Arnold
Born	10 May 1919 Karlsruhe
Died	1 September 2006 (aged 87) Gaienhofen
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1937–45
Rank	Hauptmann
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 (9 July 1941)^[1]
  • 1st Class (24 August 1941)^[1]
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black (15 August 1942)^[1]
  • in Silver (16 May 1943)^[1]
  • in Gold (19 September 1943)^[1]
• Eastern Front Medal (28 July 1942)^[1]
• General Assault Badge (1 August 1941)^[1]
  • in Silver (1 July 1943)^[1]
  • in Gold (25 March 1945)^[1]
• German Cross in Gold on 9 October 1942 as Leutnant of the Reserves in Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 201^[2]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 16 November 1943 as Oberleutnant of the Reserves and Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 237^[3]

References

Citations

1. Thomas & Wegmann 1985, p. 17.
2. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 17.
3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 101.

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [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] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
• Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
• 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 [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] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
• Thomas, Franz; Wegmann, Günter (1985). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil I: Sturmartillerie [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the German Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Part I: Assault Artillery] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-1447-2.