Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (28 March 1918) & 1st Class (19 December 1921)[2] Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (13 September 1939) & 1st Class (13 September 1939)[2] German Cross in Gold (25 April 1942) Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 26 November 1944 as General der Gebirgstruppe and commander of XXXXIX.