Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (4 February 1916) & 1st Class (12 March 1920)[1] Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) & 2nd Class (30 March 1940)[1] & 1st Class (8 December 1940)[1] German Cross in Gold on 14 April 1942 as Oberst in Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 138[2] Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves Knight's Cross on 4 January 1943 as Oberst and commander of Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 138[3] 686th Oak Leaves on 26 December 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of 3.Gebirgs-Division[4]