The Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Albrecht von Boxberg was captured by American troops in 1945 and later joined the Bundeswehr retiring in 1971. Bibliography.
Anschluss Medal (8 November 1938) Sudetenland Medal (25 October 1939) Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (15 October 1939) 1st Class (31 May 1940) Panzer Badge in Silver (18 May 1940) Wound Badge (1939) in Black (25 June 1940) in Silver (30 December 1942) in Gold (10 July 1943) Eastern Front Medal (18 September 1942) German Cross in Gold on 15 December 1941 as Oberleutnant in the 1./Panzer-Regiment 3 Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross on 7 February 1944 as Major and commander of World War II/Panzer-Regiment 3.
