Arnold von Roon
| Arnold von Roon | |
|---|---|
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| Born |
19 July 1914 Berlin |
| Died |
24 October 1990 (aged 76) Miesbach |
| Allegiance |
.svg.png){kind=small} Nazi Germany |
| Service/branch |
Heer Luftwaffe |
| Years of service | 1934–45 |
| Rank | Major i.G. |
| Unit |
Condor Legion Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 2 4. Fallschirmjäger Division 1. Fallschirm-Armee |
| Battles/wars | |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Arnold von Roon (19 July 1914 – 24 October 1990) was a highly decorated Major i.G. in the Fallschirmjäger during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.
Awards and decorations
- Flugzeugführerabzeichen
- Observer Badge for Reconnaissance Fliers (17 April 1936)[1]
- Spanish Cruz de Guerra (1 December 1938)[1]
- Spanish Cross in Gold with Swords (6 June 1939)[1]
- Fallschirmschützenabzeichen (28 March 1939)[1]
- Iron Cross (1939)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 9 July 1941 as Oberleutnant and chief of the 3./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 2[2]
- Ärmelband Kreta (15 June 1943)[1]
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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.
- Kurowski, Franz (1995). Knights of the Wehrmacht Knight's Cross Holders of the Fallschirmjäger. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Military. ISBN 978-0-88740-749-9.
- 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.
- Thomas, Franz; Wegmann, Günter (1986). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil II: Fallschirmjäger [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the German Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Part II: Paratroopers] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-1461-8.
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