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) Wehrmachtbericht reference 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) Wehrmachtbericht reference Bibliography.
Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (25 May 1940) 1st Class (27 June 1940) Wound Badge in Black (?) in Silver (?) in Gold (?) 2 Tank Destruction Badges for Individual Combatants Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves Knight"s Cross on 19 January 1941 as Leutnant of the Reserves and Zugführer (platoon leader) in 6./Reiter-Regiment 22 187th Oak Leaves on 25 January 1943 as Oberleutnant of the Reserves and leader of World War II/Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment 26 The daily Wehrmachtbericht (Wehrmacht propaganda report) noted the following:.