Period:

First World War (1914-1918)

Period:

First World War (1914-1918)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

September 14th, 1939

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

October 31st, 1939

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Oberst (Colonel)

Unit:

Schützen-Regiment 5

Awarded on:

October 2nd, 1941

Awarded for his leadership during Operation Barbarossa, and in particular during the final push by Army Group North to cut off the land connection to Leningrad. His troops played a major role in the final push through the heavily fortified, swampy ground along the axis Ljuban-Ishora-Leningrad.

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Generalmajor (Brigadier)

Unit:

Kommandeur, 3. Infanterie-Division (motorisiert), Heer

Awarded on:

December 23rd, 1942

Awarded for his leadership while in command of the 3. Infanterie-Division (mot) during the following battles…

1) The crossing over the Tim (28.06.1942).

2) The defense of the Voronezh bridgehead (07-13.07.1942)

3) The battle in the Don bend (24.07.-10.08.1942).

4) The defense of the northern edge of the German salient at Stalingrad, between the Don and the Volga.

161st Award.