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 (3 October 1939) 1st Class (31 May 1940) Infantry Assault Badge (27 August 1941) Wound Badge (1939) in Black (8 April 1940) in Silver (31 December 1943) Eastern Front Medal (1 August 1942) Close Combat Clasp in Bronze (26 July 1944) Tank Destruction Badge for Individual Combatants (10 September 1942) Anti-Aircraft Flak Battle Badge (18 December 1942) German Cross in Gold (7 September 1944) Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross on 10 September 1944 as Major of the Reserves and commander of Heeres-Flak-Artillerie-Abteilung (motorized) 277.