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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. ==Awards and decorations== * Iron Cross (1914) * * 2nd Class (23 October 1914)〔Thomas 1998, p. 476.〕 * * 1st Class (29 January 1916)〔 * Wound Badge (1914) * * in Black * Knight's Cross of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern with Swords * Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 * Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) * * 2nd Class (14 May 1940)〔 * * 1st Class (26 May 1940)〔 * Eastern Front Medal * German Cross in Gold on 14 June 1942 as ''General der Infanterie'' in the XXXXVI. Armeekorps (motorized)〔Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 533.〕 * 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〔Fellgiebel 2000, p. 371.〕 * * 291st Oak Leaves on 3 September 1943 as ''General der Infanterie'' and commander of XXXXVI. Panzerkorps〔Fellgiebel 2000, p. 62.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hans Zorn」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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