(25 May 1940) German Cross in Gold on 11 March 1943 as Oberst in the Panzergrenadier-Regiment 33 Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds Knight's Cross on 26 November 1941 as Oberstleutnant and commander of the II./Schützen-Regiment 69 Oak Leaves on 24 November 1943 as Oberst and commander of the Panzergrenadier-Regiment 33 Swords on 23 October 1944 as Generalmajor and commander of the 7. Panzer-Division Diamonds on 15 April 1945 as Generalleutnant and commander of the 7. Panzer-Division References Citations Bibliography 1898 births 1959 deaths Lieutenant generals of the German Army (Wehrmacht) German Army personnel of World War I 20th-century Freikorps personnel Prussian Army personnel University of Hamburg alumni People from the Province of Schleswig-Holstein Recipients of the Gold German Cross Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class German prisoners of war in World War II held by the United Kingdom German amputees German dentists Reichswehr personnel 20th-century dentists Military personnel from Schleswig-Holstein