Hans Zorn

Hans Zorn
Hans Zorn
Born	27 October 1891; Munich, Bavaria, German Empire
Died	2 August 1943 (aged 51); Krassnaya-Roschtocha, Kromy, Oryol Oblast, RSFSR, USSR
Allegiance	German Empire; Weimar Republic ; Nazi Germany
Service / branch	Army
Rank	General of the Infantry
Commands	20th Infantry Division; XXXX Army Corps; XXXXVI Panzer Corps
Battles / wars	World War II Soviet Operation Kutuzov †;
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
Relations	Eduard 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.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (23 October 1914) & 1st Class (29 January 1916)^[1]
Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (14 May 1940) & 1st Class (26 May 1940)^[1]
German Cross in Gold on 14 June 1942 as General der Infanterie in the XXXXVI. Armeekorps (motorized)^[2]
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 27 July 1941 as Generalmajor and commander of 20. Infanterie-Division^[3]
- 291st Oak Leaves on 3 September 1943 as General der Infanterie and commander of XXXXVI. Panzerkorps^[4]

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.
Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
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.

Military offices
Preceded by Generalleutnant Mauritz von Wiktorin	Commander of 20. Infanterie-Division November 1940 – 12 January 1942	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Erich Jaschke
Preceded by General der Kavallerie Georg Stumme	Commander of XXXX. Armeekorps (mot.) 15 January 1942 – 16 February 1942	Succeeded by General der Kavallerie Georg Stumme
Preceded by Generaloberst Heinrich von Vietinghoff	Commander of XXXXVI. Armeekorps 11 June 1942 – 14 June 1942	Succeeded by Renamed XXXXVI. Panzerkorps
Preceded by Previously XXXXVI. Panzerkorps	Commander of XXXXVI. Panzerkorps 14 June 1942 – 21 November 1942	Succeeded by General der Panzertruppe Hans-Karl Freiherr von Esebeck
Preceded by General der Panzertruppe Hans-Karl Freiherr von Esebeck	Commander of XXXXVI. Panzerkorps January 1943 – 2 August 1943	Succeeded by General der Infanterie Hans Gollnick