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 (3 July 1940) 1st Class (25 July 1941) General Assault Badge (4 July 1940)in Silver (27 December 1944) Wound Badge (1939) in Black (26 August 1941) in Silver (24 October 1942) in Gold (27 March 1945) Eastern Front Medal (7 September 1942) German Cross in Gold on 1 April 1942 as Oberfeldwebel in the 16./Infanterie-Regiment "Großdeutschland" Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross on 13 June 1943 as Oberwachtmeister and Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung "Großdeutschland".