Ritterkreuz Award Ceremony for Generalmajor Hans Zorn (1941)

Ritterkreuz award ceremony for Generalmajor Hans Zorn - Kommandeur 20. Infanterie-Division (motorisiert) - that held on 27 July 1941 on the Eastern Front. General der Panzertruppe Rudolf Schmidt (Kommandierender General XXXIX, Panzerkorps) came to the headquarters of 20th Infanterie-Division (mot.) in Bialystok / Poland to hand over the prestigious medal, along with Vorläufiges Besitzzeugnis (Preliminary Document). On the same occasion, Divisionskommandeur Zorn introduced the division staff to General Schmidt (who was his direct superior). After Schmidt left, the medal was then paired to Zorn’s neck by the division’s aide, and afterwards the Divisionskommandeur immediately looked cheerful and smiling proudly! Zorn himself later won the Eichenlaub # 291 for his Ritterkreuz on September 3, 1943 as General der Infanterie and Kommandierender General XXXXVI. Panzerkorps. * * * * Upacara penganugerahan Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes untuk Generalmajor Hans Zorn - Kommandeur 20. Infa