- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- December 8th, 1943
"In the Crimea the units of the 6th Romanian Cavalry Division (commanded by Knight's Cross holder Generalleutnant Teodorini), with the support of German artillery and assault guns as well as German, Romanian and Croatian air forces, has smashed the enemy beachhead south of Kerch. In three days of heavy fighting the landed Soviet forces were wiped out and around 2,000 prisoners were taken."