- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Fahnenjunker-Feldwebel (Sergeant)
- Unit:
- Flugzeugführer, 6. Staffel, II. Gruppe, Kampfgeschwader 1 "Hindenburg", Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- September 5th, 1944
Awarded in recognition of his many difficult combat missions over England from 1943 until mid-1944 as a bomber and long range night-fighter pilot.