Eduard Zorn

Eduard Zorn
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)

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.

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]

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.

Military offices
Preceded by Generlmajor Joachim Degener	Commander of 189. Infanterie-Division 15 November 1944 – 4 February 1945	Succeeded by Oberst Mellwig

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