He received the German Cross in Gold on 16 August 1942 as Oberst im Generalstab of the LIII.

His nomination by the troop was received by the Heerespersonalamt (HPA—Army Staff Office) on 13 April 1945 via the Reichsführer-SS.

Major Joachim Domaschk requested the explanatory statement from the Commander-in-Chief of AOK 1 via teleprinter message on 14 April 1945.

In parallel the HPA received a second nomination by the troop, approved by all intermittent commanding officers, on 28 April 1945.

The presentation date is an assumption of the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR).