Original: Awards Iron Cross ( WWI ) ) German Cross ( 23 February 1942 ) Knight 's Cross of the Iron Cross ( September 30 , 1944 ) After the war Von dem Bach-Zelewski went into hiding and tried to leave the country .
Simplified: For what he did in Warsaw von dem Bach-Zalewski was given on September 30 , 1944 , the Knight 's Cross of the Iron Cross by the Nazi government .