Q:Facts:   - battles: world war ii world war i    - death date: yes april 1945 9 february 1879    - allegiance: german to 1933 -rrb- nazi germany empire -lrb- to 1918 -rrb- weimar republic -lrb-    - rank: generalleutnant      - awards: eisernes kreuz    - birth date: 9 february 1879    - name: arthur kobus    - branch: heer    - image: ek ii 1914.jpg    - death place: berlin , germany    - birth place: metz , alsace-lorraine   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of arthur kobus .
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arthur kobus -lrb- 9 february 1879 -- april 1945 -rrb- was a german general during the second world war .