Rudolf Zürn
Rudolf Zürn | |
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Born |
Hamburg | 4 March 1895
Died |
15 October 1941 46) Bucharest, Romania | (aged
Allegiance |
German Empire (to 1918) Nazi Germany |
Service/branch | Heer |
Years of service |
1914–18 1934–41 |
Rank | Oberst |
Commands held | II./Infanterie-Regiment 65 |
Battles/wars | |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Rudolf Zürn (4 March 1895 – 15 October 1941) was a highly decorated Oberst in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1914)
- 2nd Class (31 August 1915)
- 1st Class (3 August 1917)
- Hanseatic Cross of Hamburg (21 July 1916)
- Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
- Infantry Assault Badge
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 16 June 1940 as Major and commander of the II./Infanterie-Regiment 65[1]
References
- Citations
- ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 371.
- Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). 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.
- 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 Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
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