Generalmajor Carl Arnold Born: 08 Mar 1890 in Anselmo, USA Died: 15 Apr 1945 in Vienna (Wien) Promotions:
F�hnrich (18 Oct 1909); Leutnant (22 Aug 1910); Oberleutnant (25 Feb 1915); Hauptmann (18 Dec 1917); Polizei-Hauptmann (12 Jan 1920); Polizei-Major (30 Jun 1926); Polizei-Oberstleutnant (20 Apr 1935); Oberstleutnant (15 Oct 1935); Oberst (01 Aug 1936); Charakter als Generalmajor (01 Jun 1940); Generalmajor (01 Jun 1941) Career:
Entered Army Service (11 Mar 1909)
Fahnenjunker in the 65th Infantry-Regiment (11 Mar 1909-03 Aug 1914)
Company-Officer with the 1st Replacement-MG-Company of the VIII Army-Corps (03 Aug 1914-16 Feb 1915)
Transferred to the 65th Infantry-Regiment in the Field (16 Feb 1915-23 Feb 1915)
Company-Leader in the 65th Infantry-Division (23 Feb 1915-15 May 1915)
Wounded � in Hospital (15 May 1915-07 Jul 1915)
Transferred into the Replacement-Battalion of the 65th Infantry-Regiment (07 Jul 1915-09 Oct 1915)
Adjutant of Replacement-Commander 5/XVIII (09 Oct 1915-10 Apr 1916)
Leader of the MG-Sniper-Troop 112 (10 Apr 1916-15 Oct 1916)
Leader of the 12th MG-Sniper-Battalion (15 Oct 1916-21 Mar 1918)
Wounded � in hospital (21 Mar 1918-05 Dec 1918)
Company-Leader in the 65th Infantry-Regiment (05 Dec 1918-26 May 1919)
Court-Officer with the Staff of the Reichswehr-Battalion Rheinland (26 May 1919-10 Nov 1919)
Company-Chief in the 14th Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (10 Nov 1919-12 Jan 1920)
Transferred to Police Service (12 Jan 1920)
Unit-Leader in Sennelager (12 Jan 1920-14 May 1928)
Commander of the I. Inspection of the Police in Duisburg (14 May 1928-25 Apr 1929)
Police Professional Advisor at the District-Presidency of D�sseldorf (25 Apr 1929-30 Nov 1934)
Commander of the State-Police-Department at M�hlheim (30 Nov 1934-01 Sep 1935)
Detached into Infantry-Regiment Halberstadt (01 Sep 1935-15 Oct 1935)
Transferred into Army Service (15 Oct 1935)
Staff-Officer with the Staff of the 12th Infantry-Regiment (15 Oct 1935-06 Oct 1936)
Army-Acceptance-Inspector 2 (06 Oct 1936-12 Oct 1937)
Army-Acceptance-Inspector West, Hannover (12 Oct 1937-01 Jun 1938)
Army-Acceptance-Inspector South-East, Vienna (01 Jun 1938-15 Feb 1941)
Army-Acceptance-Inspector Brussels (15 Feb 1941-01 Jan 1944)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (01 Jan 1944-12 Jun 1944)
At the same time, was Detached to the Military-Commander of France for use as a Field Commandant (05 Apr 1944-12 Jun 1944)
Field Commandant (12 Jun 1944-30 Nov 1944)
Retired (30 Nov 1944)
Awards & Decorations
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918??? (15.05.1915: verwundet; 21.03.1918: verwundet)
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung
- Kgl. Ungar. Kriegs-Erinnerungs-Medaille mit Schwertern
- �sterr. Kriegs-Erinnerungs-Medaille mit Schwertern
- Kgl.Bulgar. Kriegs-Erinnerungs-Medaille mit Schwertern
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