Career
The Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Bibliography.
The Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Bibliography.
Flugzeugführerabzeichen Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (29 June 1942) Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe in Gold Sudetenland Medal Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class 1st Class Wound Badge (1939) in Black Eastern Front Medal Crimea Shield German Cross in Gold (21 August 1942) Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross on 18 May 1943 as Hauptmann and Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Kampfgeschwader 27 "Boelcke".