Achievements Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class 1st Class German Cross in Gold on 22 May 1943 as Oberleutnant in the 9./Jäger-Regiment "Hermann Göring" Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross on 5 April 1944 as Hauptmann and company chief in the Fallschirm-Panzer-Regiment "Hermann Göring" of the Fallschirm-Panzer-Division 1 "Hermann Göring".