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.
Sudetenland Medal with Prague Castle Bar (5 November 1939) Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (26 May 1940) 1st Class (25 February 1942) Wound Badge (1939) in Black (18 March 1943) in Silver Eastern Front Medal (15 August 1942) Panzer Badge I Class (26 May 1940) II Class "25" (11 July 1944) III Class "50" (22 September 1944) IV Class "75" (4 December 1944) German Cross in Gold (2 April 1943) Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross on 17 September 1944 as Hauptmann of the Reserves and commander of World War II/Panzer-Regiment 31.