Hans Zorn | |
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Born | 27 October 1891 Munich, Bavaria, German Empire |
Died | 2 August 1943 Krassnaya-Roschtocha, Kromy, Oryol Oblast, RSFSR, USSR | (aged 51)
Allegiance | German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany |
Service | Army |
Rank | General of the Infantry |
Commands | 20th Infantry Division XXXX Army Corps XXXXVI Panzer Corps |
Battles / wars | 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.