Walter Gorn

Walter Gorn (24 September 1898 – 10 July 1968) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded several divisions. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords.

Walter Gorn
Born	(1898-09-24)24 September 1898 Bieganin, Posen, Kingdom of Prussia
Died	10 July 1968(1968-07-10) (aged 69) Rosenheim, Germany
Allegiance	German Empire  Weimar Republic  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Army
Years of service	1915–20 1935–45
Rank	Generalmajor
Commands held	561st Grenadier Division 710th Infantry Division
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords

Awards

• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (16 October 1939) & 1st Class (8 April 1941)[1]
• German Cross in Gold on 8 February 1942 as Major in the 9th Panzer Division[2]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
  • Knight's Cross on 20 April 1941 as Major and commander of the 1st Battalion, 10th Schützen Regiment[3]
  • 113th Oak Leaves on 17 August 1942 as Oberstleutnant and commander of 59th Krad-Schützen Battalion [3]
  • 30th Swords on 8 June 1943 as Oberst and commander of 10th Panzergrenadier Regiment [3]

References

Citations

1. Thomas 1997, p. 210.
2. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 142.
3. Scherzer 2007, p. 342.

Bibliography

• 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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Thomas, Franz (1997). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 1: A–K [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 1: A–K] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2299-6.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

Military offices
Preceded by Generalleutnant Rudolf-Eduard Licht	Commander of 710th Infantry Division 15 April 1945 – 8 May 1945	Succeeded by None