Career
He was killed on 1 February 1943 near Mareth in Tunisia when his staff car drove into a poorly marked Italian minefield and hit a land mine. (4 September 1939) Bibliography.
He was killed on 1 February 1943 near Mareth in Tunisia when his staff car drove into a poorly marked Italian minefield and hit a land mine. (4 September 1939) Bibliography.
Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class Hanseatic Cross of Hamburg Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 Wehrmacht Long Service Award 4th to 1st Class Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (4 September 1939) Iron Cross (1939) 1st Class (17 September 1939) Panzer Badge Eastern Front Medal German Cross in Gold on 22 April 1942 as Generalmajor and commander of the 10. Panzer-Division Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves Knight"s Cross on 3 June 1940 as Oberst and commander of the 10. Schützen-Brigade 152nd Oak Leaves on 9 December 1942 as Generalleutnant and commander of the 10. Panzer-Division.