Generalmajor Walter Gorn Born: 24 Sep 1898 in Bieganin, District Pleschen, Posen Died: 10 Jul 1968 in Rosenheim Promotions:
Gefreiter (16 Apr 1919); Unteroffizier (07 Sep 1919); Polizei-Unterwachtmeister (01 Jun 1920); Polizei-Wachtmeister (01 Dec 1922); Polizei-Oberwachtmeister (01 Apr 1923); Polizei-Leutnant (29 Apr 1927); Polizei-Oberleutnant (26 Mar 1929); Polizei-Hauptmann (09 Nov 1934); Hauptmann (15 Oct 1935); Major (01 Mar 1940); Oberstleutnant (01 Feb 1942); Oberst (01 Mar 1943); Generalmajor (01 Oct 1944) Career:
Entered Army Service (14 Nov 1916)
Grenadier in the 7th Grenadier-Regiment (14 Nov 1916-06 Jul 1917)
Transferred into the Replacement-MG-Company of the V. Army-Corps (06 Jul 1917-19 Aug 1917)
Transferred into the 1st Heavy MG-Company of the 36th Landwehr-Assault-Infantry-Regiment (19 Aug 1917-18 Dec 1918)
Transferred into the 2nd Company of the 18th Volunteer-Regiment (18 Dec 1918-20 Sep 1919)
Retired (20 Sep 1919)
Entered Police Service (01 Jun 1920)
With the Protection-Police Breslau (01 Jun 1920-29 Apr 1927)
Detached to the Police-School for Physical-Training (15 Jun 1921-15 Sep 1921)
Detached to Course at the Police-School in Frankenstein (03 Jan 1922-08 Apr 1922)
Detached to the Police-School for Physical-Training (27 Jul 1925-24 Sep 1925)
Detached to Police-Officer-Aspirant-Course at the Higher Police School Eiche (24 Sep 1925-30 Jun 1926)
Platoon-Leader in different Police Units with the Protection-Police in Breslau (29 Apr 1927-01 Nov 1928)
Adjutant of Police-Inspection East, Breslau (01 Nov 1928-05 Dec 1930)
Detached for Training as a District-Leader (05 Dec 1930-02 Mar 1931)
Detached for Training as a Traffic-Officer and Motor-Vehicle-Driver with the Police-Inspection for Technology and Traffic, Breslau (02 Mar 1931-01 Apr 1931)
Traffic-Officer with the Command of the Protection-Police Breslau (01 Apr 1931-08 May 1933)
Leader of the 5th State-Police-Unit Breslau (08 May 1933-01 Sep 1933)
2nd Officer with the Motor Vehicle Unit Breslau (01 Sep 1933-01 Oct 1934)
Motor-Transport-Officer with the Staff of the State-Police-Department, Iserlohn (01 Oct 1934-20 Apr 1935)
Leader of the Motorcycle-Guards-Unit Breslau (20 Apr 1935-15 Oct 1935)
Transferred to Army Service (15 Oct 1935)
Chief of the 5th Company of the 3rd Motorcycle-Rifle-Battalion (15 Oct 1935-01 Jul 1939)
Transferred as Commandant of the Staff-Quarters to the General-Command of the XIX. Motorised-Army-Corps (01 Jul 1939-05 Jan 1940)
Transferred into the 82nd Rifle-Replacement-Battalion (05 Jan 1940-17 Mar 1940)
Commander of the 10th Rifle-Replacement-Battalion (17 Mar 1940-12 Oct 1940)
Commander of the I. Battalion of the 10th Rifle-Regiment (12 Oct 1940-26 Jan 1942)
Commander of the 59th Motorcycle-Rifle-Battalion (26 Jan 1942-05 Oct 1942)
Commander of the 10th Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment (05 Oct 1942-01 Mar 1943)
Detached to a Tactical Course at the Panzer-Troop-School I, W�nsdorf (01 Mar 1943-08 Sep 1943)
Commander of the Training-Courses at the Panzer-Troop-School II, Krampnitz (01 Nov 1943-15 Jan 1944)
Detached to the F�hrer-Headquarters (05 Nov 1943-08 Nov 1943)
Commander of Panzer-Troop-School II, Krampnitz (15 Jan 1944-24 Jul 1944)
Commander of the Grenadier-Division Ostpreu�en 1 (24 Jul 1944-27 Jul 1944)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 561st Volksgrenadier-Division (27 Jul 1944-01 Oct 1944)
Commander of the 561st Volksgrenadier-Division (Taken ill on 23 Sep 1944 and for 3 Months Division was Temporarily under the command of Oberst Felix Becker) (01 Oct 1944-01 Mar 1945)
In Hospital (01 Mar 1945-15 Apr 1945)
Commander of the 710th Infantry-Division (15 Apr 1945-08 May 1945)
In US Captivity (08 May 1945-16 Jun 1947)
Released (16 Jun 1947)
Awards & Decorations:
- Ritterkreuz (267): am 20.04.1941 als Major und Kommandeur I. Bataillon/ Sch�tzen-Regiment 10
- Eichenlaub (113): am 17.08.1942 als Oberstleutnant und Kommandeur des Kradsch�tzen-Bataillon 59
- Schwerter (30): am 08.06.1943 als Oberst und Kommandeur des Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment 10
- Deutsches Kreuz in Gold: am 08.02.1942 als Major und Kommandeur I. Bataillon/ Sch�tzen-Regiment 10
- 1914 EK II
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- �sterr. Kriegs-Erinnerungs-Medaille mit Schwertern
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis II. Klasse
- Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 01.10.1938 mit Spange "Prager Burg"
- Kgl. Ungar. Kriegs-Erinnerungs-Medaille mit Schwertern
- Kgl. Bulgar. Kriegs-Erinnerungs-Medaille mit Schwertern
- Spange zum EK II: 16.10.1939
- 1939 EK I: 08.04.1941
- Kgl. Bulgar. Tapferkeitsorden IV. Klasse, I. Stufe
- Panzerkampfabzeichen in Bronze
- Medaille "Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/1942"
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1939 in Silber
- Nahkampfspange I. Stufe (Bronze)
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