Career
The Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross and was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. He was also awarded the very rare in Gold one of only 631 awards. Sudetenland Medal (November 1939) Bibliography.
The Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross and was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. He was also awarded the very rare in Gold one of only 631 awards. Sudetenland Medal (November 1939) Bibliography.
Sudetenland Medal (November 1939) Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (15 August 1941) 1st Class (23 March 1942) Wound Badge in Black (15 October 1941) in Silver (16 April 1943) in Gold (26 July 1944) Panzer Badge in Bronze (30 August 1941) Eastern Front Medal (10 September 1942) Honour Roll Clasp of the Army (7 November 1943) Close Combat Clasp in Bronze (26 August 1943) in Silver (20 December 1943) in Gold (26 August 1944) German Cross in Gold on 10 August 1943 as Oberfeldwebel in the 1./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 33 Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross on 2 September 1944 as Oberfeldwebel and company troop leader in 1./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 33.