Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Oberfeldwebel (Flight Sergeant)

Unit:

Flugzeugführer

Awarded on:

August 23rd, 1943

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Oberfeldwebel (Flight Sergeant)

Unit:

14. Staffel, IV. Gruppe, Transportgeschwader 3, Luftwaffe

Awarded on:

March 20th, 1944

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Oberfeldwebel (Flight Sergeant)

Unit:

Flugzeugführer, I. Gruppe, Transportgeschwader 3, Luftwaffe

Awarded on:

February 9th, 1945

Awarded in recognition of his total of over 500 front flights completed as a transport pilot since the beginning of the war. During his career he particularly distinguished himself for his role in the aerial resupply of the cut-off XXIV. Panzerkorps and the Panzerkorps “Großdeutschland” as they retreated back to the Oder in early 1945.