The Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Willi Biesenbach was killed on 16 November 1944 in Jülich, Germany during an Allied bombing-raid. He was posthumously awarded the Knight"s Cross on 11 December 1944 and also promoted to Oberfeldwebel.
Iron Cross (1939) Infantry Assault Badge Bibliography.
Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (1 November 1941) 1st Class (11 August 1942) Wound Badge (1939) in Black in Silver in Gold War Merit Cross with Swords 2nd Class (6 August 1941) 4 Tank Destruction Badges for Individual Combatants Infantry Assault Badge in Silver Eastern Front Medal Close Combat Clasp in Bronze Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross on 11 December 1944 as Oberfeldwebel and Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Heeres-Unteroffizier-Schule Jülich.
