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.
Wehrmacht Long Service Award 3rd Class (2 October 1936) Anschluss Medal Sudetenland Medal Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (2 August 1940) 1st Class (20 April 1942) Eastern Front Medal German Cross in Gold on 10 July 1943 as Oberstleutnant im Generalstab in the 24. Infanterie-Division Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross on 9 May 1945 as Generalmajor and Fortress commander of Frankfurt/Oder.