Career
The Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Iron Cross (1939) Bibliography.
The Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Iron Cross (1939) Bibliography.
Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (15 June 1940) 1st Class (28 June 1941) Wound Badge (1939) in Black in Silver in Gold (9 September 1942) Eastern Front Medal General Assault Badge Close Combat Clasp in Bronze in Silver Honour Roll Clasp of the Army (4 May 1942) German Cross in Gold (12 November 1942) Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross on 29 August 1943 as Rittmeister and commander of World War II / Kavallerie-Regiment 5 "Feldmarschall v. Mackensen".