- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Kapitänleutnant
- Unit:
- Kommandant, S-Begleitschiff “Hermann von Wissmann” / 3.Schnellbootsflottille
- Awarded on:
- December 13th, 1943
Awarded for his successes as an S-Boat commander. As the captain of S 59 he participated in approximately 85 sorties, during which he sank 6 ships with 30000 GRT and 2 destroyers. Later, as the acting Flottille commander, he sank a further 2 destroyers, 2 large landing craft and shot down an aircraft.