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 (12 May 1940) 1st Class (13 May 1940) Eastern Front Medal (4 July 1942) Ground Assault Badge of the Luftwaffe (26 October 1942) Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross on 12 May 1940 as Leutnant of the Reserves and deputy leader of Sturmgruppe "Eisen" (Assault Group "Iron") in Fallschirmjäger-Sturm-Abteilung "Koch" Armband Crete.