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. Wehrmachtbericht references 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. Wehrmachtbericht references Bibliography.
Iron Cross (1914) 2nd and 1st Class Cross of Honor Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (17 September 1939) 1st Class (9 June 1940) Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves Knight"s Cross on 21 July 1940 as "Major" and "Gruppenkommandeur" of the III./Sturzkampfgeschwader 1 77th Oak Leaves on 17 February 1942 as Oberstleutnant and Geschwaderkommodore of Sturzkampfgeschwader 1 Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht on 10 November 1940 and 10 October 1944.
