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.
Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (27 January 1915) 1st Class (31 May 1916) Hanseatic Cross of Hamburg Military Merit Cross of Mecklenburg 2nd Class Knight"s Cross of the Albert Order of Saxony 1st Class with Swords Wehrmacht Long Service Award 4th to 1st Class (2 October 1936) Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 (11 January 1935) Sudetenland Medal (20 December 1939) Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (26 November 1939) 1st Class (22 April 1940) Minesweepers, Sub-Chasers and Escort-Vessel War Badge (1 September 1940) Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross on 30 November 1940 as Konteradmiral and Befehlshaber der Sicherung der Ostsee (Commander of the security of the Baltic Sea).