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.
Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (7 October 1939) 1st Class (29 May 1940) Infantry Assault Badge Eastern Front Medal Honour Roll Clasp of the Army (17 February 1944) German Cross in Gold on 14 January 1942 as Major in Artillerie-Regiment 13 Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross on 19 April 1945 as Oberst and commander of Kampfgruppe Magdeburg.