Career
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. with Swords Wehrmachtbericht reference Bibliography.
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. with Swords Wehrmachtbericht reference Bibliography.
House Order of Hohenzollern, Knight"s Cross with Swords Iron Cross (1914) World War II and I. Class Hanseatic Cross, Hamburg Bavarian Military Order of Merit IV. Class with Swords Wound Badge (1918) in Black Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 Wehrmacht Long Service Award, 4th with 1st class Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) World War II and I. Class (24 November 1939) Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords Knight"s Cross on 18 May 1940 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 16 183rd Oak Leaves on 20 January 1943 as Generalleutnant and commander of the 3. Gebirgs-Division 63rd Swords on 13 April 1944 as General der Gebirgstruppe and commanding general of the XVII. Armeekorps Order of the Cross of Liberty I. Class with Swords Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht on 18 February 1944.
