- Period:
 - Second World War (1939-1945)
 - Rank:
  - Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
 - Unit:
  - Staffelkapitän 4./Kampfgeschwader 55 
 - Awarded on:
  - November 13th, 1942
 
Awarded for his total of over 300 sorties as a bomber pilot, the vast majority of which were flown on the eastern front.