Hans Zorn
Military Person
1891 – 1943
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Who was Hans Zorn?
Hans Wilhelm Karl Zorn was a highly decorated General der Infanterie in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Hans Zorn was killed on 2 August 1943 by Soviet fire during Operation Kutuzov. He was posthumously awarded the Oak leaves to his Knight's Cross on 3 September 1943.
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- Born
- Oct 27, 1891
Munich - Also known as
- Цорн, Ханс
- Lived in
- Munich
- Died
- Aug 2, 1943
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on July 23, 2013
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