Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (9 August 1915) & 1st Class (10 March 1918)[1] Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (16 September 1939) & 1st Class (3 October 1939)[1] German Cross in Gold on 11 February 1943 as Oberst in Grenadier-Regiment 694[2] Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves Knight's Cross on 21 August 1941 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 151[3] Oak Leaves on 23 August 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of 252. Infanterie-Division[4]