Career
The Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Iron Cross (1939) Wehrmachtbericht reference Bibliography.
The Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Iron Cross (1939) Wehrmachtbericht reference Bibliography.
Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (10 June 1940) 1st Class (28 June 1941) General Assault Badge (12 August 1941) German Cross in Gold on 20 March 1944 as Hauptmann in the Luftlande-Lehr-Abteilung 1 Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross on 30 September 1944 as Major of the Reserves and leader of Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 9 Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht (29 July 1944).