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.
Aviator badge Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe in Gold with "500" Pennant Medal for the Campaign of 1936−1939 (Spain, 8 September 1939) Spanish Cross in Gold with Swords (8 September 1939) Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (1 July 1941) Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (21 September 1939) 1st Class (25 April 1940) German Cross in Gold (27 July 1942) Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross on 5 April 1944 as Oberfeldwebel and pilot in the World War II/Kampfgeschwader 3 "Lützow" Ärmelband Kreta.