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. Iron Cross (1939) (mot) 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. Iron Cross (1939) (mot) Bibliography.
Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (8 November 1939) 1st Class (3 July 1940) General Assault Badge (26 December 1940) Eastern Front Medal (7 September 1942) Wound Badge (1939) in Black (8 July 1942) in Silver (29 September 1942) in Gold (8 October 1943) German Cross in Gold on 19 January 1942 as Oberleutnant in the IV./Infanterie-Regiment "Großdeutschland" Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves Knight"s Cross on 4 June 1942 as Oberleutnant and chief of the 16./Infanterie-Regiment "Großdeutschland" (mot) 228th Oak Leaves on 14 April 1943 as Hauptmann and commander of Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung "Großdeutschland".
