Hans Zorn

Hans Zorn
Born27 October 1891
Munich, Bavaria, German Empire
Died2 August 1943(1943-08-02) (aged 51)
Krassnaya-Roschtocha, Kromy, Oryol Oblast, RSFSR, USSR
Allegiance German Empire
Weimar Republic
Nazi Germany
BranchArmy
RankGeneral of the Infantry
Commands20th Infantry Division
XXXX Army Corps
XXXXVI Panzer Corps
ConflictsWorld War II
AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
RelationsEduard Zorn (brother)

Hans Zorn (27 October 1891 – 2 August 1943) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany. Zorn was killed on 2 August 1943 by Soviet airstrike during Operation Kutuzov. He was posthumously awarded the Oak leaves to his Knight's Cross on 3 September 1943.

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