Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (10 October 1914) & 1st Class (5 August 1916)[1] Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (3 July 1941) & 1st Class (21 August 1941)[1] German Cross in Gold on 25 April 1942 as Oberst in Infanterie-Regiment 253[2] Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves Knight's Cross on 22 August 1943 as Generalleutnant and commander of 34. Infanterie-Division[3] Oak Leaves on 4 June 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of 34. Infanterie-Division[4]