Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (20 September 1914) & 1st Class (17 September 1916)[3] Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd and 1st Class 2nd Class (22 May 1940) & 1st Class (6 June 1940)[3] Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves Knight's Cross on 14 May 1941 as Generalmajor and commander of the 11. Panzer-Division[4] 34th Oak Leaves on 1 September 1941 as Generalleutnant and commander of the 11. Panzer-Division[4]