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The Pour le Mérite was the highest military order of the German Empire. The Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Bibliography.
The Pour le Mérite was the highest military order of the German Empire. The Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Bibliography.
Order of Franz Joseph (Austria-Hungary, 27 January 1911) Lippe House Order, 4th class (18 June 1914) Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (22 September 1914) 1st Class (9 February 1915) Wound Badge (1914) in Black (10 May 1918) Military Merit Cross (Mecklenburg-Schwerin) 2nd Class (18 September 1914) 1st Class (25 November 1915) Knight of Honour of the Order of Saint John (26 February 1917) Knight"s Cross of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern 3rd Class with Swords (23 December 1917) Military Merit Order, 4th class with Swords (Bavaria) (27 June 1918) War Merit Cross (Kreuz für Auszeichnung im Kriege), 1st class (Mecklenburg-Strelitz) Pour le Mérite (10 April 1918) Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 (20 December 1934) Blood Order Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (10 September 1939) 1st Class (25 September 1939) Eastern Front Medal German Cross in Gold on 9 September 1942 as General der Infanterie and commander of I. Armeekorps Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross on 9 July 1941 as General der Infanterie and commander of I. Armeekorps.