Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (17 April 1919)[1][2] Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 (21 December 1934)[2] Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (29 September 1939) & 1st Class (8 October 1939)[2] German Cross in Gold on 16 March 1942 as Oberstleutnant im Generalstab (in the General Staff) of General-Kommando LVI. Armeekorps [3] Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves Knight's Cross on 9 December 1944 as Generalmajor and leader of the 9th Panzer-Division[4] 801st Oak Leaves on 23 March 1945 as Generalleutnant and commander of the 9th Panzer-Division[4]