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 (1939) 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 (1939) Bibliography.
Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (7 July 1940) 1st Class (1 August 1940) Eastern Front Medal German Cross in Gold on 13 November 1941 as Leutnant in the 15./Infanterie-Regiment 94 Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves Knight"s Cross on 14 December 1941 as Oberfeldwebel and Zugführer (platoon leader) of the 15./Infanterie-Regiment 94 317th Oak Leaves on 2 November 1943 as Hauptmann and chief of the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 94.