1916) 1st in Silver (20 January 1917) 2nd in Silver (24 January 1918) Karl Troop Cross (8 September 1917) Wound Medal with 5 Stripes (10 March 1918) Carinthia Common Carinthian Cross for Bravery (5 December 1919) Special Carinthian Cross for Bravery (3 April 1920) Federal State of Austria Medal of Merit in Gold (7 October 1934) Nazi Germany Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (1 October 1939) 1st Class (15 June 1940) Panzer Badge in Bronze (24 September 1940) Wound Badge in Black (25 December 1941) Infantry Assault Badge (22 July 1942) Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves Knight's Cross on 13 December 1941 as Oberst and commander of Schützen-Regiment 155 205th Oak Leaves on 6 March 1943 as Oberst and commander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 25 Footnotes References 1893 births 1945 deaths Austro-Hungarian military personnel of World War I Lieutenant generals of the German Army (Wehrmacht) German prisoners of war in World War II World War II prisoners of war held by the United Kingdom Austrian military personnel killed in World War II Austrian people of Slovenian descent Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves