 Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Muna July 1944, akarayira varwi veVilnius muKurwisa kweVilnius uye akakwanisa kunonotsa kubatwa kweguta iroro neRed Army. Nokuda kwezvaakaita, musi wa 28 Chikunguru 1944, akapiwa Swords to the Knights Cross uye akasimudzirwa kuva lieutenant general. 