Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Käpitanleutnant (Lieutenant)

Unit:

Kommandant Torpedoboot "T 23" / 4.Torpedobootsflottille

Awarded on:

October 30th, 1943

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Korvettenkapitän (Lieutenant Commander)

Unit:

Chef 2.Torpedobootsflottille

Awarded on:

March 4th, 1945

Awarded the Knight’s Cross for his achievements as a torpedo boat commander throughout the war, the most important of which are described below…

1) Participating in the Channel Dash as captain of the Torpedo boat “Jaguar”, during which he shot down 3 enemy aircraft (10-12.02.1942).

2) Capturing the British ship “ML 306” on the 28.03.1942, which later went into service as the German R-Boat “RA 9”.

3) Sinking the British cruiser “Charybdis” in the English Channel on the 23.10.1943 as captain of the Torpedo boat “T 23”.

4) Escorting the vital German supply convoys in the Baltic during the time period August 1944 - March 1945 as commander of the 2. Torpedobootsflottille. His ships ensured the transport of over a million GRT of materiel without loss. He led 48 convoys himself, during which 7 enemy aircraft were shot down and a Soviet submarine was sunk. In this time a total of 8 ships that had been damaged via mines were also escorted safely to harbour.

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

February 15th, 1942

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

December 23rd, 1939

Awarded on:

April 8th, 1938

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

August 26th, 1941