- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberfeldwebel (Flight Sergeant)
- Unit:
- Flugzeugführer, 9. Staffel, III. Gruppe, Schlachtgeschwader 77, Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- June 9th, 1944
Awarded for his total of 711 sorties flown with the Ju 87. In that time he sunk a 12000 GRT tanker and damaged a British flak vessel during the French campaign.
Awarded posthumously.