- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Hauptmann (Flight Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- Staffelkapitän 8./Kampfgeschwader 1 "Hindenburg"
- Awarded on:
- October 9th, 1943
Awarded in recognition of his total of 282 sorties as a bomber pilot in the East.
Awarded posthumously.