Jahr, Arno Friedrich Adam (387. ID)
- Date of birth:
- December 3rd, 1890 (Prittwitz/Saxony, Germany)
- Date of death:
- January 21st, 1943 (Podgornoje/Russia, Soviet Union)
- Buried on:
- German War Cemetery Kursk - Besedino
Grave: unk.
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
Promotions:
July 4th, 1909: Fahnenjunker;
March 22th, 1910: Fähnrich;
November 16th, 1910: Leutnant;
March 22th, 1915: Oberleutnant;
March 22th, 1918: Hauptmann;
February 1st, 1920: Polizei-Hauptmann;
July 1st, 1931: Polizei-Major;
October 15th, 1935: Polizei-Oberstleutnant;
November 21st, 1935: Oberstleutnant z.V.;
January 1st, 1937: Oberst;
December 1st, 1940: Generalmajor (2);
December 1st, 1942: Generalleutnant (2).
Career:
August 26th, 1939: Kdr. Pionier-Regimentsstab 685;
January 20th, 1940: Pionierführer XXXVI. A.K.;
January 5th, 1941: Armee-Pionierführer 17. Armee;
February 1st, 1942: Kdr. 387. Inf.Div.
January, 21st, 1943: committed suicide while encircled during the battle of Stalingrad
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- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Generalleutnant (Major-general)
- Unit:
- Kommandeur, 387. Infanterie-Division, Heer
- Awarded on:
- December 22nd, 1942
The following newspaper excerpt (dated 28.12.1942) describes why Jahr received the Knight’s Cross…
“Generalleutnant Jahr and his Infanterie-Division threw back enemy forces that had penetrated friendly lines along the Don.”
Sources
- - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
- PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
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