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. He was posthumously awarded the Oak Leaves after being killed in heavy fighting in the city of Jelgava. Iron Cross (1939) Bibliography.
Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (18 February 1943) 1st Class (31 July 1943) Wound Badge in Black Panzer Badge Eastern Front Medal Close Combat Clasp in Bronze Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves Knight"s Cross on 16 September 1943 as Obergefreiter and group leader in 6./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 33 606th Oak Leaves on 4 October 1944 as Unteroffizier and group leader in 6./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 33.
