The Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Kolberg was killed during the Leningrad–Novgorod Offensive to relief the Siege of Leningrad. Iron Cross (1914) (6 June 1940) (24 June 1941) Bibliography.
Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class 1st Class Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (6 June 1940) 1st Class (24 June 1941) Wound Badge in Black (?) Eastern Front Medal German Cross in Gold on 11 January 1942 as Major in the I./Infanterie-Regiment 2 Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves Knight"s Cross on 6 September 1942 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 23 384th Oak Leaves on 8 February 1944 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 23.
