Career
The Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Iron Cross (1914) Bibliography.
The Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Iron Cross (1914) Bibliography.
Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (13 September 1914) 1st Class (30 September 1916) Wound Badge (1914) in Black (26 July 1918) Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 (3 November 1935) Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (21 September 1939) 1st Class (13 January 1940) Infantry Assault Badge (4 May 1942) Eastern Front Medal (11 July 1942) German Cross in Gold (9 December 1941) Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross on 22 February 1942 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 347.