The Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Hermann Haderecker was captured by Soviet troops in 1945 and was held until 1955. He joined the Bundeswehr in 1956 and retired in 1973.
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Sudetenland Medal (18 October 1939) Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (4 October 1939) 1st Class (16 June 1940) Wound Badge (1939) in Black (24 August 1943) Eastern Front Medal (1 August 1942) Infantry Assault Badge Close Combat Clasp in Bronze (20 April 1944) Honour Roll Clasp of the Army (31 August 1943) Tank Destruction Badge for Individual Combatants (4 September 1943) German Cross in Gold (14 April 1942) Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross on 4 May 1944 as Major and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 20 (motorisiert).
