Eduard Emil Karl Zorn (8 August 1901 – 4 February 1945) was a German officer 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 4 February 1945 in the Colmar Pocket. He was posthumously promoted to Generalmajor and awarded the Oak Leaves to his Knight's Cross.
Eduard Zorn | |
|---|---|
| Born | 8 August 1901 Munich, Bavaria, German Empire |
| Died | 4 February 1945 (aged 43) Colmar, Nazi Germany (present-day Grand Est, France) |
| Buried | |
| Allegiance |  Weimar Republic) Nazi Germany |
| Service | Army |
| Years of service | 1921–45 |
| Rank | Generalmajor (Posthumously) |
| Commands | 189th Infantry Division |
| Battles / wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
| Relations | Hans Zorn (brother) |
Awards and decorations
edit- Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (18 December 1939) & 1st Class (28 May 1940)[1]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 25 December 1944 as Oberst i.G. and commander of 189.Infanterie-Division[2]
- 739th Oak Leaves on 16 February 1945 as Oberst i.G. and commander of 189.Infanterie-Division[3]
References
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editBibliography
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.
- 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.
