Arno Jahr

Arno Jahr
Born	3 December 1890 Prittitz, Province of Saxony, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire
Died	21 January 1943 (aged 52) Podgornoye, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918)  Weimar Republic (to 1919)  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1909–19 1935–43
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands held	387. Infanterie-Division
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Uman Battle of Kiev (1941) Battle of Voronezh (1942)
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Other work	Police officer

Arno Jahr (3 December 1890 – 21 January 1943) was a highly decorated Generalleutnant 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. Arno Jahr committed suicide on 21 January 1943 when his unit was being overrun near Podgornoye, Russia as part of the encirclement at Stalingrad.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Panzer Badge
• Eastern Front Medal
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 22 December 1942 as Generalleutnant and commander of 387. Infanterie-Division^[1]

Notes

1. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 199.

References

• 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.
• 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 Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Arno Jahr @ Axis Biographical Research at the Wayback Machine (archived November 16, 2010)