Adam Dyroff

Franz Adam Dyroff (6 May 1916 – 24 March 1998) was a highly decorated Major in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and decorations

 * Reich Youth Sports Badge (29 September 1933)
 * Reich Sports Badge (12 July 1934)
 * SA Sports Badge (17 September 1934)
 * Iron Cross (1939)
 * 2nd Class (20 June 1940)
 * 1st Class (28 November 1940)
 * West Wall Medal (20 March 1940)
 * Wound Badge (1939)
 * in Black (21 January 1942)
 * Infantry Assault Badge (22 October 1940)
 * Honour Roll Clasp of the Army (17 July 1944)
 * Ärmelband Afrika (1 October 1943)
 * German Cross in Gold (8 August 1942)
 * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 11 December 1944 as Major and commander of III./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 115