Hilmar Zahn

Hilmar Zahn (6 September 1919 – 8 March 2008) was a highly decorated Hauptmann in the Fallschirmjäger 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

 * Fallschirmschützenabzeichen
 * Iron Cross (1939)
 * 2nd Class
 * 1st Class
 * Wound Badge (1939)
 * in Black
 * in Silver
 * in Gold (3 June 1944)
 * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 9 June 1944 as Oberleutnant and chief of the 5./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 1