- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Hauptmann (Flight Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- Staffelkapitän, 3. Staffel, I. Gruppe, Kampfgeschwader 53 "Legion Condor", Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- March 20th, 1945
Awarded for his long record of successes as a bomber pilot. By the end of the war he had flown 336 sorties, with over 300 of these being in the East. It can be assumed that he had flown almost all if not all of these by the time he was recommended for the Knight's Cross.