- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Hauptmann (Flight Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- Staffelkapitän, 3. Staffel, I. Gruppe, Kampfgeschwader 6, Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- January 14th, 1945
Awarded after flying 169 bomber sorties in the west. Among his successes included the sinking of an 8000 GRT steamer in the St. George Canal on the 13.04.1941.