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Rudolf Zurn

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Service/branch
  
Heer

Rank
  
Oberst

Years of service
  
1914–18 1934–41

Name
  
Rudolf Zurn

Born
  
4 March 1895 Hamburg (
1895-03-04
)

Died
  
15 October 1941(1941-10-15) (aged 46) Bucharest, Romania

Allegiance
  
German Empire (to 1918)  Nazi Germany

Commands held
  
II./Infanterie-Regiment 65

Rudolf Zurn (4 March 1895 – 15 October 1941) was a highly decorated Oberst in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and decorations

  • Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class (31 August 1915)
  • 1st Class (3 August 1917)
  • Hanseatic Cross of Hamburg (21 July 1916)
  • Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
  • Infantry Assault Badge
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 16 June 1940 as Major and commander of the II./Infanterie-Regiment 65

    • References

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