- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Major
- Unit:
- Kommandeur, II. Bataillon, Grenadier-Regiment 529, 299. Infanterie-Division
- Awarded on:
- January 3rd, 1945
Awarded for his actions north of Gomel in late 1943. Here he halted a penetration by a much larger Soviet force with a hastily assembled band of soldiers and subsequently launched a a counterattack.