- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberfeldwebel (Flight Sergeant)
- Unit:
- Flugzeugführer, 1.Staffel, I. Gruppe, Schlachtgeschwader 77, Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- July 20th, 1944
Awarded after flying 700 ground attack sorties. By this time he had managed to destroy 30 tanks, 1 armoured train and 2 supply barges on the Volga. He was also credited with damaging a Soviet cruiser.