Achievements Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (15 November 1939) 1st Class (1 July 1941) Wound Badge in Black in Silver in Gold Infantry Assault Badge Eastern Front Medal Demyansk Shield Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves Knight"s Cross on 4 January 1943 as Oberfeldwebel and leader of the 2./Jäger-Regiment 28 773rd Oak Leaves on 11 March 1945 as Oberleutnant and leader of the 9./Jäger-Regiment 28.