- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Hauptmann (Flight Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- Staffelkapitän, 3. Staffel, I. Gruppe, Nachtjagdgeschwader 5, Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- February 28th, 1945
Awarded for his achievements as a reconnaissance, bomber and night-fighter pilot. By this time he had achieved 9 night victories and was very close to reaching his wartime total of 266 sorties (159 as a recon pilot, 80 as a bomber pilot and 27 as a night-fighter pilot).