Eduard Zorn

Eduard Emil Karl Zorn (8 August 1901 – 4 February 1945) was a German officer 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 4 February 1945 in the Colmar Pocket. He was posthumously promoted to Generalmajor and awarded the Oak Leaves to his Knight's Cross.

Eduard Zorn
Born	8 August 1901 Munich, Bavaria, German Empire
Died	4 February 1945 (aged 43) Colmar, Nazi Germany (present-day Grand Est, France)
Buried	Munich Waldfriedhof
Allegiance	Weimar Republic)  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Army
Years of service	1921–45
Rank	Generalmajor (Posthumously)
Commands held	189th Infantry Division
Battles/wars	World War II Colmar Pocket †
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
Relations	Hans Zorn (brother)

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (18 December 1939) & 1st Class (28 May 1940)[1]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 25 December 1944 as Oberst i.G. and commander of 189.Infanterie-Division[2]
  • 739th Oak Leaves on 16 February 1945 as Oberst i.G. and commander of 189.Infanterie-Division[3]

References

Citations

1. Thomas 1998, p. 475.
2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 371.
3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 80.

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
• Thomas, Franz (1998). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 2: L–Z] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2300-9.