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 (15 September 1914) 1st Class (15 December 1914) Wound Badge (1914) in Black Knight"s Cross of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern with Swords Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 Anschluss Medal Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (23 September 1939) 1st Class (16 May 1940) Eastern Front Medal Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves Knight"s Cross on 4 July 1940 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 191 217th Oak Leaves on 2 April 1943 as Generalleutnant and commander of Korps "Scheele".