Career
The Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. He was also awarded the very rare in Gold one of only 631 awards. West Wall Medal (5 August 1940) Bibliography.
The Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. He was also awarded the very rare in Gold one of only 631 awards. West Wall Medal (5 August 1940) Bibliography.
West Wall Medal (5 August 1940) Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (6 July 1940) 1st Class (13 April 1941) Wound Badge in Black (12 June 1940) in Silver (17 December 1941) in Gold (7 July 1942) Infantry Assault Badge (14 August 1941) 1 Tank Destruction Badges for Individual Combatants Close Combat Clasp in Bronze (7 July 1943) in Silver (27 October 1943) in Gold (10 December 1943) Crimea Shield (23 August 1942) Order of the Star of Romania 1st Class (15 February 1942) German Cross in Gold on 29 August 1942 as Oberleutnant of the Reserves in the 2./Infanterie-Regiment 124 Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross on 26 October 1943 as Hauptmann of the Reserves and leader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 266.