Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (30 August 1918) & 2nd Class (13 September 1939)[1] Iron Cross (1939) 1st Class (27 September 1939)[1] German Cross in Gold on 23 October 1942 as Oberst in the General Staff in the Deutsches Afrika-Korps[2] Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords Knight's Cross on 26 December 1941 as Oberstleutnant in the General Staff and Chief of the General Staff of the DAK[3] 258th Oak Leaves on 6 July 1943 as Generalmajor and German Chief of Staff of the 1st Italian Army[3] 81st Swords on 20 July 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of the Panzer-Lehr-Division[3]