Career
He was awarded the, which was awarded to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership by Nazi Germany during World World War World War II Obscharführer Philipp Wild was a tank commander in the 1st Company, 11th Steamship Panzer Regiment Hermann von Salza, 11th Steamship Volunteer Panzergrenadier Division Nordland when he was awarded the Knight"s Cross in March 1944.