The Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross and was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. He was also awarded the very rare in Gold one of only 631 awards. Siegfried Deutschmann was captured by Soviet troops in May 1945 and was held until 1950 Iron Cross (1939) (1 September 1944) Bibliography.
Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (7 August 1940) 1st Class (29 October 1941) Wound Badge in Black in Silver Infantry Assault Badge Close Combat Clasp in Bronze (1 February 1944) in Silver (1 September 1944) in Gold (Spring 1945) German Cross in Gold (26 September 1944) Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross on 11 December 1944 as Oberfeldwebel and leader of the 8./Grenadier-Regiment 463.
