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 (31 December 1939) Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (15 May 1940) 1st Class (28 May 1940) Wound Badge (1939) in Black (29 April 1941) Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross on 14 June 1941 as Leutnant and Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 6./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 2 Ground Assault Badge of the Luftwaffe (6 November 1942) Ärmelband "Crete" (12 November 1942) German Cross in Gold on 10 September 1944 as Hauptmann in the I./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 16.