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. Heinz-Martin Ewert was captured by Soviet troops in February 1945 after the Battle of Poznań and was released in 1949. Iron Cross (1939) Bibliography.
Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (7 June 1940) 1st Class (2 August 1941) Infantry Assault Badge (22 January 1942) Eastern Front Medal (15 August 1942) German Cross in Gold on 2 October 1943 as Major in Grenadier-Regiment 2 Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves Knight"s Cross on 23 November 1941 as Hauptmann and commander of World War II/Infanterie-Regiment 2 750th Oak Leaves on 22 February 1945 as Major and Abschnitts-Kommandant (sector commander) West/Festung Posen.
