Velten Arendt

Velten-Reinhard Arendt
Born	28 March 1919 Kiel, Germany
Died	23 March 1945 (aged 25) Liguti, Soviet Union
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1939–45
Rank	Hauptmann of the Reserves
Unit	14. Panzer-Division
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Velten-Reinhard Arendt (28 March 1919, in Kiel – 23 March 1945, in Liguti) was a Hauptmann of the Reserves in the Wehrmacht during World War II.

Awards

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (30 May 1940)^[1]
  • 1st Class (3 October 1941)^[1]
• German Cross in Gold on 14 April 1942 as Leutnant of the Reserves in Panzer-Abteilung 60
• Honour Roll Clasp (15 February 1945)^[1]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 28 March 1945 as Hauptmann and leader of the I./Panzer-Regiment 36^{[2][Note 1]}

Notes

1. According to Scherzer as Hauptmann of the Reserves.^[3]

References

Citations

1. Wegmann 2004, p. 10.
2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 117.
3. Scherzer 2007, p. 194.

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.
• 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.
• Wegmann, Günter (2004). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil VIIIa: Panzertruppe Band 1: A–E [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the German Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Part VIIIa: Panzer Force Volume 1: A–E] (in German). Bissendorf, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2322-1.