Hans-Jürgen von Arnim

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Hans-Jürgen Bernard Theodor von Arnim (Script error: No such module "IPA".; 4 April 1889 – 1 September 1962) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded several armies and was the last commander of Axis forces in North Africa. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

Early life

Hans-Jürgen Bernhard Theodor von Arnim was born in the town of Ernsdorf in Prussian Silesia on April 4, 1889. His father, Hans von Arnim (1861–1931) was a General in the German Army and Jürgen would follow in his father's footsteps and join the army in 1907. During the First World War he fought on both the Western and Eastern fronts and after the war, he remained in the Reichswehr.

World War II

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Arnim as commander of Army Group Africa with General Gustav von Vaerst, May 1943

When Hitler and the Nazis come to power in 1933 Von Arnim was still in the Reichswehr and continued to serve in the Wehrmacht as a major general. Arnim commanded the 52nd Infantry Division in both the Battles for Poland and France. In October 1940, Arnim was given command of the 17th Panzer Division.

Von Arnim took part in Operation Barbarossa, the invasion of the Soviet Union, and on 1 October 1941, took command of XXXIX Panzer Corps until November 1942.

On 20 February 1943 he was appointed commander of the 5th Panzer Army under Erwin Rommel in North Africa, whom he replaced as commander of the Army Group Africa on the 10th March 1943. He surrendered to British forces on 12 May 1943 as a consequence of the successful allied Operation Strike.[1]

Von Arnim was sent to Britain where he was held and interrogated (as well as bugged) at both Latimer House and Trent Park. He was then interned along with 24 other German general officers at Camp Clinton, Mississippi,[2] and was released on 1 July 1947.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

He died in 1962 in Bad Wildungen, West Germany.

Mistreatment of Jews in Tunisia

The Jewish population of Tunisia was used for forced labour by Arnim to prepare defences against Allied attacks, and the Jewish community was ruthlessly plundered for gold.[3]

Promotions

  • Fahnenjunker-Gefreiter (25 May 1908)
  • Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (18 July 1908)
  • Fähnrich (19 November 1908)
  • Leutnant (19 August 1909)
  • Oberleutnant (27 January 1915)
  • Hauptmann (27 January 1917)
  • Major (1 April 1928)
  • Oberstleutnant (1 April 1932)
  • Oberst (1 July 1934)
  • Generalmajor (1 January 1938)
  • Generalleutnant (1 December 1939)
  • General der Panzertruppe (17 December 1941)
  • Generaloberst (4 December 1942)

Awards

  • Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (16 September 1914) & 1st Class (2 November 1914)Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Knight's Cross of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern with Swords (7 September 1918)Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Wound Badge in Silver (6 August 1918)Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Hanseatic Cross Hamburg Version
  • Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 (15 November 1934)Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Wehrmacht Long Service Award 1st to 4th Class (2 October 1936)Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 4 September 1941 as commander of the 17th Panzer DivisionScript error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

References

Citations

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  1. ↑ I Was There! - How Von Arnim Surrendered at Last, The War Illustrated, June 11, 1943.
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  3. ↑ General von Arnim had arrived to take over the forces in Tunisia, now designated the Fifth Panzer Army. Arnim prepared defences against renewed Allied attacks and Tunisian Jews were rounded up for forced labour. The Jewish community was also ruthlessly plundered for gold. The Second World War Antony Beevor, Little Brown and Company, New York 2012

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Military offices
Preceded byTemplate:S-bef/checkTemplate:Succession box/check Commander of 52. Infanterie-Division
8 September 1939 – 5 October 1940 Template:S-ttl/check 		Template:S-aft/check Succeeded by
Preceded byTemplate:S-bef/checkTemplate:Succession box/check Commander of 17. Panzer-Division
15 September 1941 – 11 November 1941 Template:S-ttl/check 		Template:S-aft/check Succeeded by
Preceded byTemplate:S-bef/checkTemplate:Succession box/check Commander of XXXIX. Panzerkorps
11 November 1941 – 30 November 1942 Template:S-ttl/check 		Template:S-aft/check Succeeded by
Preceded byTemplate:S-bef/checkTemplate:Succession box/check Commander of 5th Panzer Army
8 December 1942 - 10 March 1943 Template:S-ttl/check 		Template:S-aft/check Succeeded by
Preceded byTemplate:S-bef/checkTemplate:Succession box/check Commander of Heeresgruppe Afrika
10 March 1943 – 12 May 1943 Template:S-ttl/check 		Template:S-aft/check Succeeded by

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