Career
The Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Iron Cross (1939) Bibliography.
The Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Iron Cross (1939) Bibliography.
Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (27 July 1940) 1st Class (27 July 1940) Fallschirmschützenabzeichen (1 February 1941) Wound Badge (1939) in Black (1 December 1941) Eastern Front Medal Ground Assault Badge of the Luftwaffe (3 October 1942) Close Combat Clasp in Bronze German Cross in Gold (8 February 1943) Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross on 28 February 1945 as Leutnant of the Reserves and leader of the 1./Fallschirm-Pionier-Bataillon 5 Ärmelband Kreta (20 May 1943).
