- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Hauptmann (Flight Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- Kommandeur, III. Gruppe, Jagdgeschwader 77
- Awarded on:
- February 7th, 1945
Awarded for his personal and command achievements. By the end of the war he had flown 515 sorties, achieving a total of 69 aerial victories (including 13 four-engined bombers) of which the vast majority were in the west.