"Awarded for his actions during the defensive combat around Bromberg and
Graudenz in early 1945. Here he and his 5 Sturmgeschützen managed to
eject a Soviet contingent that had penetrated the German lines. In the
process he and his men destroyed 7 tanks and immobilized another 7 out
of a total force of 30 attacking tanks." from his Knight's Cross to the Iron Cross citation, awarded on February 14th, 1945 as Hauptmann of the Panzerjäger-Abteilung 35 of the 35th Infantry Division.
Another deadly enemy elite,
Brian
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