Career
The Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Iron Cross (1939) Bibliography.
The Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Iron Cross (1939) Bibliography.
Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (1 June 1940) 1st Class (28 August 1940) German Cross in Gold on 2 January 1942 as Oberleutnant in the 5./Panzer-Regiment 3 Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves Knight"s Cross on 16 September 1942 as Oberleutnant and chief of the 5./Panzer-Regiment 3 649th Oak Leaves on 16 November 1944 as Major and commander Panzer-Abteilung 104.