Complex sentence: In 1943 he was given command of the 11th Company, 5th SS Panzer Grenadier Regiment "Totenkopf" and also awarded the German Cross in Gold and by 1944 he was given command of the II.5th SS Panzer Grenadier Regiment 5 "Totenkopf".
Split into simpler sentences: In 1943 he was given command of the 11th Company, 5th SS Panzer Grenadier Regiment "Totenkopf" and also awarded the German Cross in gold. In 1944 he was given command of the II.5th SS Panzer Grenadier Regiment 5 "Totenkopf".