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Eduard Zorn

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Buried at
  
Munich Waldfriedhof

Service/branch
  
German Army

Name
  
Eduard Zorn


Relations
  
Hans Zorn (brother)

Years of service
  
1921–45

Born
  
8 August 1901 Munich (
1901-08-08
)

Allegiance
  
Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany

Rank
  
Generalmajor (Posthumously)

Battles/wars
  
World War II Norwegian Campaign Battles of Narvik Operation Barbarossa Operation Silberfuchs Operation Platinfuchs Operation Dragoon Siegfried Line Campaign Colmar Pocket †

Died
  
February 4, 1945, Colmar, France

Place of burial
  
Munich Waldfriedhof, Munich, Germany

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
World War II, Norwegian Campaign

Commands held
  
189th Infantry Division

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.

Awards and decorations

  • Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (18 December 1939) & 1st Class (28 May 1940)
  • 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
  • 739th Oak Leaves on 16 February 1945 as Oberst i.G. and commander of 189.Infanterie-Division

    • References

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