Career
The Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Alfred Bernhard was captured by Soviet troops in May 1945 and was released in 1949. Iron Cross (1939) Bibliography.
The Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Alfred Bernhard was captured by Soviet troops in May 1945 and was released in 1949. Iron Cross (1939) Bibliography.
Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (24 October 1939) 1st Class (5 February 1943) Wound Badge (1939) in Black (30 September 1943) Infantry Assault Badge (10 July 1942) Crimea Shield (15 January 1943) Eastern Front Medal (20 October 1942) German Cross in Gold on 23 September 1944 as Hauptmann in the 4./Grenadier-Regiment 117 Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross on 14 February 1945 as Hauptmann and commander of Heeres-Unteroffiziersschule Jauer.