Career
The Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Bibliography.
The Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Bibliography.
Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (21 September 1914) 1st Class (18 September 1915) Hanseatic Cross of Hamburg (1 August 1916) Knight"s Cross of the House Order of Hohenzollern with Swords (14 February 1919) Service award (Prussia) (5 March 1922) Friedrich August Cross 1st Class (5 March 1922) Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (8 December 1939) 1st Class (30 May 1940) Minesweepers, Sub-Chasers and Escort-Vessel War Badge Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross on 25 May 1941 as Konteradmiral and Befehshaber der Sicherung der Nordsee (Commander-in-Chief of the security North Sea).
