Complex sentence: For his military achievements, Leeb was made Member of the Max-Joseph-Orden, the royal Bavarian equivalent of the KBE, in 1916, meaning personal nobility and the addition of the title Ritter (knight) to his name.
Split into simpler sentences: For his military achievements, Leeb was made a Member of the Max-Joseph-Orden, the royal Bavarian equivalent of a KBE, in 1916. This elevated him to the ranks of nobility, and meant he could add the title Ritter (knight) to his name.