The Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Gustav Alvermann was killed during the Siege of Sevastopol and was posthumously promoted to the rank of Oberstleutnant der Reserve. Iron Cross (1914) Bibliography.
Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (19 July 1918) Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (17 May 1940) Iron Cross (1939) 1st Class (19 May 1940) Infantry Assault Badge Eastern Front Medal Crimea Shield Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross on 26 May 1940 as Hauptmann of the Reserves and Chief of the 10./Infanterie-Regiment 47.
