Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Muna July 1944, akarayira varwi veVilnius mu
Kurwisa kweVilnius uye akakwanisa kunonotsa kubatwa kweguta iroro neRed Army. Nokuda kwezvaakaita, musi wa 28 Chikunguru 1944, akapiwa Swords to the Knight's Cross uye akasimudzirwa kuva lieutenant general.