Career
The Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Iron Cross (1939) Bibliography.
The Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Iron Cross (1939) Bibliography.
Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (20 September 1939) 1st Class (8 June 1940) German Cross in Gold on 14 June 1942 as Hauptmann in the World War II/Infanterie-Regiment 72 Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves Knight"s Cross on 21 September 1941 as Hauptmann and chief of the 14./Infanterie-Regiment 72 136th Oak Leaves on 28 October 1942 as Hauptmann and commander of the I./Infanterie-Regiment 72.