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. 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. Bibliography.
Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (1 October 1939) 1st Class (19 December 1939) German Cross in Gold on 24 February 1944 as Major in 1./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 4 Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves Knight"s Cross on 9 July 1941 as Oberleutnant and leader of the 10./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 1 510th Oak Leaves on 24 June 1944 as Oberstleutnant and leader of Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 4.