Walter Gorn

Walter Gorn (born September 24, 1898 in Bieganin, Pleschen district , † July 10, 1968 in Rosenheim ) was a German officer , most recently major general in World War II .

Life

Gorn joined the Grenadier Regiment "King Wilhelm I." (2nd West Prussian) No. 7 on November 14, 1916 during the First World War . On July 6, 1917, he was transferred to the replacement machine-gun company of the 5th Army Corps and from there on August 19, 1917, he was transferred to the 1st heavy machine-gun company of Landsturm Infantry Regiment No. 36. Gorn remained with the unit beyond the end of the war and was transferred to the 2nd Company of the 18 Volunteer Regiment on December 18, 1918. There he was to be promoted to corporal on April 16 and to non-commissioned officer on September 7, 1919 . Shortly afterwards, on September 20, 1919, he was released from military service.

On June 1, 1920, he joined the Wroclaw Police Department as a police sergeant.

Gorn joined the army as a captain on October 15, 1935, and as such became chief of the 5th company of the 3rd motorbike battalion.

Commands in World War II

Headquarters of the XIX. Army Corps
1st Battalion of the 10th Rifle Regiment
Motorcyclist Battalion 59
Panzer Grenadier Regiment 10
Armored Force School II
561st People's Grenadier Division
710th Infantry Division

With the German surrender on May 8, 1945, Gorn became a prisoner of war in the United States , from which he was released on June 16, 1947.

Awards

Iron Cross (1939) 2nd and 1st class
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with oak leaves and swords
- Knight's Cross on April 20, 1941
- Oak leaves on August 17, 1942 (113th award)
- Swords on June 8, 1943 (30th award)
German cross in gold on February 8, 1942
Panzer badge in bronze
Melee clasp in bronze
Wound badge (1939) in silver

literature

Dermot Bradley (ed.), Karl-Friedrich Hildebrand, Markus Rövekamp: The Generals of the Army 1921–1945. The military careers of the generals, as well as the doctors, veterinarians, intendants, judges and ministerial officials with the rank of general. Volume 4: Fleck-Gyldenfeldt. Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück 1996, ISBN 3-7648-2488-3 , pp. 363-3365.

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b Veit Scherzer : Knight's Cross bearer 1939–1945. The holders of the Iron Cross of the Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and armed forces allied with Germany according to the documents of the Federal Archives. 2nd Edition. Scherzers Militaer-Verlag, Ranis / Jena 2007, ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2 , p. 342.

personal data
SURNAME	Gorn, Walter
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German officer, most recently major general in World War II
DATE OF BIRTH	September 24, 1898
PLACE OF BIRTH	Bieganin, Pleschen district
DATE OF DEATH	July 10, 1968
Place of death	Rosenheim

[Scherzer-1] Veit Scherzer : Knight's Cross bearer 1939–1945. The holders of the Iron Cross of the Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and armed forces allied with Germany according to the documents of the Federal Archives. 2nd Edition. Scherzers Militaer-Verlag, Ranis / Jena 2007, ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2 , p. 342.