Arnold Huebner

Arnold Huebner
Born	14 July 1919 Szubin
Died	1 February 1981 (aged 61) Gelsenkirchen
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Luftwaffe
Years of service	1940–45
Rank	Leutnant
Unit	3./Flak-Regiment 33 (mot.)
Battles/wars	World War II North African Campaign Siege of Tobruk Operation Battleaxe Operation Crusader First Battle of El Alamein Battle of Alam el Halfa Second Battle of El Alamein Operation Overlord Defense of the Reich
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Arnold Huebner (14 July 1919 – 1 February 1981) was a highly decorated Leutnant in the Luftwaffe 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. Arnold Huebner was captured by American troops in May 1945 and was released in June 1945.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (25 May 1941)
  • 1st Class (5 July 1941)
• Anti-Aircraft Flak Battle Badge
• Ground Assault Badge of the Luftwaffe
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 7 March 1942 as Gefreiter and Richtkanonier (gunner) in the 3./Flak-Regiment 33 (mot.) ^[1]
• Ärmelband Afrika

References

Citations

1. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 195.

Bibliography

• Alman, Karl (1998). Ritterkreuzträger des Afrikakorps [Knight's Cross Bearers of the Afrika Korps] (in German). Rastatt, Germany: VPM Verlagsunion Pabel Moewig. ISBN 978-3-8118-1457-8.
• 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
• Ritterkreuztraeger 1939-1945
• Lexikon der Wehrmacht