World War II Arnold Christian Maria Joseph Rüdiger Freiherr von Biegeleben (* 16 April 1883 in Hanover, German Empire, † 11 October 1940 in Jullouville, France) was a German general during World War II who commanded the 6th Infantry Division (6.

[2] Arnold was married on 21 January 1931 to Alexandrine (Alexa), née Freiin von Landsberg-Velen (1902-1935).

[4] For his achievements during the war, Biegeleben was decorated with both classes of the Iron Cross, the Knight's Cross with Swords of the Prussian Royal House Order of Hohenzollern, and the Hessian General Honor Decoration "For Bravery.

[4] He was then transferred to the newly formed Reichswehr, serving as a cavalry officer in Reiter-Regiment 6 (later renamed 6.

[4] With the mobilization at the start of World War II, Biegeleben's division was initially used to secure Germany's western border, seeing action in the French Saar Offensive.

[6] He remained with his division in the occupation of France and died in Jullouville of a heart attack on 11 October 1940.