Career
The Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Iron Cross (1939) V. Bibliography.
The Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Iron Cross (1939) V. Bibliography.
Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (12 October 1939) 1st Class (19 February 1942) Wound Badge (1939) in Black (4 March 1942) Infantry Assault Badge in Silver (16 September 1942) Eastern Front Medal (20 July 1942) German Cross in Gold on 28 July 1943 as Major in Infanterie-Bataillon 550 z.b.V. Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross on 10 May 1945 as Oberst and commander of Festungs-Grenadier-Regiment Kreta.
