Arno Jahr

Born3 December 1890

Prittitz, Province of Saxony, Prussia, German Empire

Died21 January 1943(1943-01-21) (aged 52)

Stalingrad, Soviet Union

Allegiance Nazi Germany

BranchArmy (Wehrmacht)

Arno Jahr
Born	3 December 1890 Prittitz, Province of Saxony, Prussia, German Empire
Died	21 January 1943(1943-01-21) (aged 52) Stalingrad, Soviet Union
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Branch	Army (Wehrmacht)
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands	387th Infantry Division
Conflicts	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.