Career
The Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Aviator badge Bibliography.
The Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Aviator badge Bibliography.
Aviator badge Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (16 September 1939) 1st Class (13 May 1940) Wound Badge (1939) in Black or Silver Parachutist Badge (21 November 1943) Cuffband "Crete" (26 November 1943) Ground Assault Badge of the Luftwaffe German Cross in Gold on 26 December 1943 as Hauptmann in the World War II/Luftlande-Geschwader 2 Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross on 12 May 1940 as Leutnant and deputy leader of Sturmgruppe "Granit" in the Fallschirmjäger-Sturm-Abteilung "Koch" Merit Cross of the Federal Republic of Germany (15 March 1973).
