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.
Fallschirmschützenabzeichen Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (12 May 1940) 1st Class (12 May 1940) Wound Badge (1939) in Black (26 June 1940) in Silver (18 March 1945) Cuff title "Kreta" (6 January 1943) "Afrika" (6 January 1943) German Cross (21 December 1944) Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross on 12 May 1940 as Leutnant and leader in Sturmgruppe "Beton" in the Fallschirmjäger-Sturmabteilung "Koch" Panzer Badge of the Heer in Bronze (18 March 1945) Close Combat Clasp of the Luftwaffe in Bronze (18 March 1945).