Career
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. Iron Cross (1914) Bibliography.
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. Iron Cross (1914) Bibliography.
Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (11 September 1914) 1st Class (5 May 1916) Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 in 1934 Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (15 November 1939) 1st Class (17 May 1940) Wound Badge (1939) in Black Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves Knight"s Cross on 19 July 1940 as Generalmajor and commander of 268.Infanterie-Division 609th Oak Leaves on 30 September 1944 as General der Infanterie and commander of LXXIV. Armeekorps.