The Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Paul Adam was captured by Soviet troops in May 1945 in the Courland Pocket, and was held until 1948. Iron Cross (1914) Bibliography.
Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (3 February 1915) 1st Class (15 April 1918) Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 (29 December 1934) Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (26 September 1939) 1st Class (20 July 1941) Wound Badge (1939) in Black (5 July 1940) in Silver (14 October 1944) General Assault Badge (17 January 1942) Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross on 18 April 1943 as Major of the Reserves and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 158 Ärmelband Kurland (5 May 1945).
