The Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Hermann Begemann was captured by Soviet troops after the Battle of Stalingrad, he was held until 1948. Iron Cross (1914) Bibliography.
Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class 1st Class Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class 1st Class Infantry Assault Badge German Cross in Gold on 11 December 1941 as Oberstleutnant in the World War II/Infanterie-Regiment 183 Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross on 18 December 1942 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 132.
