Hans Zorn Military person

Hans Wilhelm Karl Zorn (27 October 1891 – 2 August 1943) 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.

Personal facts

Birth date	October 27, 1891
Birth place	Germany , Munich
Date of death	August 02, 1943
Place of death	Russia , Kromy

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allegiance	Nazi Germany German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933)
award	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
military operations	Operation Barbarossa Siege of Leningrad Demyansk Pocket Battle of Białystok–Minsk Battle of Kursk World War II Battle of France Operation Kutuzov World War I Battles of Rzhev
military branch	German Army (1935–45)
military command	20. Infanterie-Division XXXX. Armeekorps (mot.) XXXXVI. Panzerkorps
service start	1911
service end	1943