Career
The Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Iron Cross (1939) Wehrmachtbericht reference Bibliography.
The Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Iron Cross (1939) Wehrmachtbericht reference Bibliography.
Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (17 June 1940) 1st Class (13 November 1941) Wound Badge (1939) in Black (17 May 1941) in Silver (13 March 1942) in Gold (21 February 1944) General Assault Badge (16 December 1940) Crimea Shield (23 August 1942) Eastern Front Medal (26 May 1942) German Cross in Gold on 23 February 1944 as Oberleutnant in the leichte Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 912 Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross on 27 July 1944 as Hauptmann and chief of the 1./Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 912 Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht on 8 August 1944.