Career
The Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Bibliography.
The Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Bibliography.
German Armed Forces Badge of Marksmanship, 1st Grade (24 February 1940) Parachutist Badge (14 July 1942) Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (11 February 1943) 1st Class (25 February 1943) War Merit Cross with Swords 2nd Class (1 January 1942) Wound Badge (1939) in Black (6 November 1943) Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross on 29 April 1945 as Fahnenjunker-Feldwebel and leader of the 2./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 26 German Armed Forces Badge for Military Proficiency (10 November 1972).