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	(1901-08-08)8 August 1901 Munich, Bavaria, German Empire
Died	4 February 1945(1945-02-04) (aged 43) Colmar, Nazi Germany (present-day Grand Est, France)
Buried	Munich Waldfriedhof
Allegiance	Weimar Republic) Nazi Germany
Branch	Army
Years of service	1921–45
Rank	Generalmajor (Posthumously)
Commands	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]