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. 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. Bibliography.
Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (12 June 1916) 1st Class (6 June 1918) Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 in 1934 Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (19 October 1939) 1st Class (14 May 1940) Eastern Front Medal German Cross in Gold on 13 November 1942 as Oberst in Pionier-Regiment 677 Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves Knight"s Cross on 21 May 1940 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Pionier-Battalion 51 201st Oak Leaves on 6 March 1943 as Oberst and commander of Pionier-Regiment-Stab z.b.V. 677 and leader of Kampfgruppe im Raum Stalingrad.