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Walter Gorn

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Years of service
  
1915–20 1935–45

Service/branch
  
German Army

Name
  
Walter Gorn


Other work
  
Police officer

Rank
  
Generalmajor

Walter Gorn

Born
  
24 September 1898 Bieganin, Posen, Kingdom of Prussia (
1898-09-24
)

Allegiance
  
German Empire (to 1918)  Weimar Republic (to 1920)  Nazi Germany

Battles/wars
  
World War I World War II

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords

Died
  
July 10, 1968, Rosenheim, Germany

Commands held
  
561st Volksgrenadier Division, 710th Infantry Division

Battles and wars
  
World War I, World War II

Walter Gorn (24 September 1898 – 10 July 1968) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded several divisions. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords.

Walter Gorn Third Reich Color Pictures Generalmajor Walter Gorn

Awards

  • Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (16 October 1939) & 1st Class (8 April 1941)
  • German Cross in Gold on 8 February 1942 as Major in the 9th Panzer Division
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
  • Knight's Cross on 20 April 1941 as Major and commander of the 1st Battalion, 10th Schützen Regiment
  • 113th Oak Leaves on 17 August 1942 as Oberstleutnant and commander of 59th Krad-Schützen Battalion
  • 30th Swords on 8 June 1943 as Oberst and commander of 10th Panzergrenadier Regiment

    • References

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