- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberfeldwebel (Flight Sergeant)
- Unit:
- Bordschütze, III. Gruppe, Schlachtgeschwader 1, Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- June 16th, 1944
Awarded after flying 859 sorties as a Stuka rear gunner, almost all of which were flown with Swords' Holder Friedrich Lang.