Arno Jahr | |
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Born | 3 December 1890 Prittitz, Province of Saxony, Prussia, German Empire |
Died | 21 January 1943 Stalingrad, Soviet Union | (aged 52)
Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
Service/ | Army (Wehrmacht) |
Rank | Generalleutnant |
Commands held | 387th Infantry Division |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
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.[1]
Jahr committed suicide on 21 January 1943 when his unit was being overrun as part of the encirclement during the Battle of Stalingrad.