Arnold Freiherr von Biegeleben

Arnold Freiherr von Biegeleben
Born	16 April 1883
Died	11 October 1940(1940-10-11) (aged 57)
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Army (Wehrmacht)
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands	6th Infantry Division
Battles/wars	Battle of France
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Arnold Freiherr von Biegeleben (16 April 1883 – 11 October 1940) was a German general during World War II who commanded the 6th Infantry Division of the Wehrmacht. He was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

Biegeleben died of a heart attack on 11 October 1940.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (14 September 1914) & 1st Class (3 March 1916)
• Knight's Cross of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern with Swords (24 November 1917)
• Grand Officer Cross of the Order of St Alexander (15 September 1936)
• Wehrmacht Long Service Award 1st to 4th Class (2 October 1936)
• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (6 October 1939) & 1st Class (30 October 1939)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 5 August 1940 as Generalleutnant and commander of 6th Infantry Division

References

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.
• Thomas, Franz; Wegmann, Günter (1992). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil III: Infanterie Band 2: Bi–Bo [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the German Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Part III: Infantry Volume 2: Bi–Bo] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-1734-3.