Hans Zorn | |
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| Born | 27 October 1891 |
| Died | 2 August 1943(1943-08-02) (aged 51) |
| Allegiance | 👁 Image German Empire 👁 Image Weimar Republic 👁 Image Nazi Germany |
| Branch | Army |
| Rank | General of the Infantry |
| Commands | 20th Infantry Division XXXX Army Corps XXXXVI Panzer Corps |
| Conflicts | World War II
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| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
| Relations | Eduard Zorn (brother) |
Hans Zorn (27 October 1891 – 2 August 1943) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany. Zorn was killed on 2 August 1943 by Soviet airstrike during Operation Kutuzov. He was posthumously awarded the Oak leaves to his Knight's Cross on 3 September 1943.
Awards and decorations
[edit]- Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (23 October 1914) & 1st Class (29 January 1916)[1]
- Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (14 May 1940) & 1st Class (26 May 1940)[1]
- German Cross in Gold on 14 June 1942 as General der Infanterie in the XXXXVI. Armeekorps (motorized)[2]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 27 July 1941 as Generalmajor and commander of 20. Infanterie-Division[3]
- 291st Oak Leaves on 3 September 1943 as General der Infanterie and commander of XXXXVI. Panzerkorps[4]
References
[edit]Citations
[edit]Bibliography
[edit]- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
- Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
- Thomas, Franz (1998). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 2: L–Z] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2300-9.
Categories:
- 1891 births
- 1943 deaths
- Generals of the infantry (Wehrmacht)
- German Army personnel of World War I
- Military personnel from the Kingdom of Bavaria
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Military personnel from Munich
- German Army personnel killed in World War II
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class
- Reichswehr personnel
- German Army generals of World War II