German generals killed in Kursk battle

[teg]

Is there any information about the German generaks killed in Kursk battle?

[Art]

Walther von Hünersdorff, commander of 6th Panzerdivision, died of wounds on 17.07.43:
http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Per ... ffWv-R.htm

[John Toner]

Hans Zorn, Gen. d. Inf., Kom.Gen. XXXXVI Pz.K. KIA 02.08.43 near Krasnaja Rostocha south of Orel

John

[teg]

Is there any detailed information about the deaths of generals Hünersdorff and Zorn?

[JC]

v. Hünersdorff was shot in the head by a sniper while traveling between his units. A brain surgeon was flown in to try to save him but he could not, the General died three days later in a field hospital near Kharkov, where his wife happened to be serving as a volunteer nurse. General Zorn was also shot and killed while traveling between his units' positions only he was attacked by ground attack aircraft.

Jeff

[Stauffenberg II]

Shortly after the ceased battle of Kursk GL Gustav Schmidt, Div. Kdr. 19. Panzer-Division, was KIA 07.08.1943 in Beresowka together with his GS officer (Ia), Obstlt. i. G. Werner von Unger. They were surprisingly surrounded by Soviet troops whilst travelling around.

Regards!
Jürgen

[Dieter Zinke]

A brain surgeon was flown in to try to save him but he could not, ....

This was the later Generalarzt der Reserve (Luftwaffe) Prof. Dr. med. Wilhelm Tönnis,
his bio is here
http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic. ... a&start=45

Dieter Z.

[Lornito Uriarte Mahinay Jr.]

For von Hunersdorff:http://books.google.com/books?id=Ccy1KT ... Q2ou81QRAk
There was also a statement that he was killed by friendly fire/...
http://books.google.com/books?id=NfRilR ... EDBA5QGR6g

[Jan-Hendrik]

Kurowski... :roll: Hünersdorff on ABR

Jan-Hendrik

[hucks216]

In the northern pincer at Kursk, GL Richard Müller (112. ID) was killed northeast of Orel on July 16th.
Source: Quiet Flows The Rhine - German General Officer Casualties in World War II by French L MacLean (published by J.J. Fedorowicz).

[askropp]

Luftwaffe Generalmajor Karl Schuchardt, killed on 13.08.1943 near Orel.

[John Toner]

Shortly after the ceased battle of Kursk GL Gustav Schmidt, Div. Kdr. 19. Panzer-Division, was KIA 07.08.1943 in Beresowka together with his GS officer (Ia), Obstlt. i. G. Werner von Unger. They were surprisingly surrounded by Soviet troops whilst travelling around.

Regards!
Jürgen

Were Schmidt & v. Unger KIA or did they commit suicide?

John

[graveland]

Shortly after the ceased battle of Kursk GL Gustav Schmidt, Div. Kdr. 19. Panzer-Division, was KIA 07.08.1943 in Beresowka together with his GS officer (Ia), Obstlt. i. G. Werner von Unger. They were surprisingly surrounded by Soviet troops whilst travelling around.

Regards!
Jürgen

Were Schmidt & v. Unger KIA or did they commit suicide?

John

Schmidt & von Unger were surprisingly surrounded by Soviet troops whilst travelling around and they committed suicide.*
* Hitler's War on Russia, volume 2 Scorched Earth, by Paul Carell; London: Harrap, 1970