The Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Michael Bauer suffered a stroke on 3 February 1943 and died on 15 February 1943 in Sclobodka, Russia. Iron Cross (1914) Bibliography.
Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (22 October 1914) 1st Class (23 September 1918) Wound Badge (1914) in Black Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (29 June 1940) 1st Class (2 July 1940) German Cross in Gold on 26 December 1941 as Major in the III./Infanterie-Regiment 499 Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross on 2 February 1942 as Major and commander of the I./Infanterie-Regiment 499.
