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Arno Jahr

German Army General (1890-1943)

Summary

German Army General (1890-1943)

Field	Value
name	Arno Jahr
birth_date	3 December 1890
death_date
birth_place	Prittitz, Province of Saxony, Prussia, German Empire
death_place	Stalingrad, Soviet Union
allegiance	Nazi Germany
branch	Army (Wehrmacht)
serviceyears
rank	Generalleutnant
commands	387th Infantry Division
battles
awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

NOTOC

World War II

Operation Barbarossa
Battle of Uman
Battle of Kiev (1941)
Battle of Voronezh (1942) ----

Arno Jahr (3 December 1890 – 21 January 1943) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

He was an officer in World War I. After 1918 he was a police officer. In 1935 he was transferred to the Wehrmacht In 1937 he was promoted to colonel.

Jahr committed suicide on 21 January 1943 when his unit was being overrun as part of the encirclement during the Battle of Stalingrad.

Awards and decorations

2nd Class
1st Class
Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class ----
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 22 December 1942 as Generalleutnant and commander of 387. Infanterie-Division

Notes

References

{{Cite book |orig-date=1986 |trans-title=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

before=None| after=Generalmajor Eberhard von Schuckmann| title=Commander of 387th Infantry Division| years=1 February 1942 – 20 January 1943

References

"Generalleutnant Arno Jahr".
Fellgiebel 2000, p. 199.

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