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Eduard Emil Karl Zorn (8 August 1901 – 4 February 1945) was a highly decorated Generalmajor in the Wehrmacht during World War II, and one of only 882 recipients 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. Eduard 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.

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  • Eduard Zorn
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  • Eduard Emil Karl Zorn (8 August 1901 – 4 February 1945) was a highly decorated Generalmajor in the Wehrmacht during World War II, and one of only 882 recipients 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. Eduard 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.
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serviceyears
  • 1921(xsd:integer)
Birth Date
  • 1901-08-08(xsd:date)
Commands
  • 189(xsd:integer)
Branch
death place
  • Colmar
Name
  • Eduard Zorn
Birth Place
  • Munich
Title
  • Commander of 189. Infanterie-Division
Awards
death date
  • 1945-02-04(xsd:date)
Rank
Allegiance
  • Nazi Germany
  • Weimar Republic
Battles
  • World War II *Norwegian Campaign *Battles of Narvik *Operation Barbarossa *Operation Silberfuchs *Operation Platinfuchs *Operation Dragoon *Siegfried Line Campaign *Colmar Pocket
Before
  • Generlmajor Joachim Degener
Years
  • --11-15
After
  • Oberst Mellwig
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  • Eduard Emil Karl Zorn (8 August 1901 – 4 February 1945) was a highly decorated Generalmajor in the Wehrmacht during World War II, and one of only 882 recipients 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. Eduard 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.
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