Career
The Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Iron Cross (1939) Bibliography.
The Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Iron Cross (1939) Bibliography.
Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (20 August 1943) 1st Class (6 November 1943) Wound Badge (1939) in Black (?) in Silver (8 January 1945) Eastern Front Medal (1 August 1942) General Assault Badge I Grade "allgemein" (26 August 1943) II Grade "Silber" (10 September 1944) III Grade "Gold" (17 November 1944) Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross on 26 November 1944 as Leutnant of the Reserves and Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 202 Ärmelband "Kurland" (24 April 1945).