- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberfeldwebel (Flight Sergeant)
- Unit:
- Flugzeugführer, 3. Staffel, Nachtschlagtgruppe 5, Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- February 19th, 1945
Awarded the Knight’s Cross for flying into the Budapest pocket with an Fi 156 Storch as a courier pilot on the 20.01.1945.