Even if it wasn't ordered neither by the German Luftwaffe or Kriegsmarine, Arado offered it for export sales in two versions, the W with floaters and the L version with a fixed spatted undercarriage.
In order to test them, six of them were sent to serve with the Condor Legion in the Spanish Civil War which were given over to the Spanish Air Force when the Spanish Civil War ended in April 1939. They remained in active service until 1950.
Chile bought six of them, three of the W version (AKA the "A" version) and other three of the L version (AKA the "B" version) which were delivered in the summer of 1939, just before the outbreak of the World War II.
Apparently, it also served with Finland during the early stages of the continuation war, but it's however unconfirmed and it was most probably replaced by the much better Arado Ar.196.
Turkey also ordered then at the same time as Chile, but they never were delivered as the war started and the Luftwaffe requisitioned them, however it never hurts to imagine them in hypothetical colours doesn't it?
Sources:
1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arado_Ar_95
2. http://www.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/LRG/ar95.html
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