Walter Gorn

Walter Gorn (24 September 1898 – 10 July 1968) was a German general, serving during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords (Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves and Swords was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. At the Enns River, Austria, Gorn surrendered to Major General Stanley Eric Reinhart's 261st Infantry Regiment.

Awards

 * Iron Cross (1914)
 * 2nd Class
 * Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
 * Sudetenland Medal with Prague Castle Bar
 * Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
 * 2nd Class (16 October 1939)
 * Iron Cross (1939)
 * 1st Class (8 April 1941)
 * Panzer Badge in Bronze
 * Eastern Front Medal
 * Wound Badge (1939)
 * in Black
 * in Silver
 * Close Combat Clasp
 * in Bronze
 * German Cross in Gold on 8 February 1942 as Major in the 9. Panzer-Division
 * 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 I./Schützen-Regiment 10
 * 113th Oak Leaves on 17 August 1942 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Krad-Schützen-Bataillon 59
 * 30th Swords on 8 June 1943 as Oberst and commander of Panzergreandier-Regiment 10