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 (5 December 1914) 1st Class (15 October 1916) Wound Badge (1914) in Black (?) in Silver (14 July 1918) Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (23 September 1939) 1st Class (7 October 1939) Wound Badge (1939) in Gold (13 January 1940) Panzer Badge in Silver (10 June 1940) Eastern Front Medal (14 September 1942) German Cross in Gold (12 May 1943) Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross on 22 September 1941 as Major and commander of the World War II/Panzer-Regiment 7 Ärmelband "Afrika".