Career
The Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Memel Medal (19 December 1939) Bibliography.
The Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Memel Medal (19 December 1939) Bibliography.
Memel Medal (19 December 1939) Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (13 June 1940) 1st Class (28 October 1941) Panzer Badge in Bronze (27 November 1940) Wound Badge (1939) in Black (26 June 1941) in Silver (3 October 1942) in Gold (9 August 1944) Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross on 17 September 1944 as Rittmeister and leader of Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 24.