Hans Zorn

Hans Zorn
Born27 October 1891
Munich, Bavaria, German Empire
Died2 August 1943(1943-08-02) (aged 51)
Krassnaya-Roschtocha, Kromy, Oryol Oblast, RSFSR, USSR
RelativesEduard Zorn (brother)
Military career
Allegiance German Empire
Weimar Republic
Nazi Germany
Branch
Army
Rank
General of the Infantry
Commands20th Infantry Division
XXXX Army Corps
XXXXVI Panzer Corps
Conflicts
World War II
AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

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

References

Citations

  1. 1 2 Thomas 1998, p. 476.
  2. ↑ Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 533.
  3. ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 371.
  4. ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 62.

Bibliography

  • 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.