Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (20 September 1939) & 1st Class (21 October 1939)[1] German Cross in Gold on 8 June 1942 as Major in the I./Schützen-Regiment 3[2] Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves Knight's Cross on 2 September 1942 as Oberstleutnant and commander of I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 3[3] 342nd Oak Leaves on 30 November 1943 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 3[4]