- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Rittmeister
- Unit:
- Führer Divisions-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 100 / 100.Jäger-Division
- Awarded on:
- July 20th, 1942
Awarded the Knight’s Cross for his involvement in the fighting around Ladyshin and his later capture of Gaiworon on the 29.07.1941. This latter achievement in particular constituted one of the essential preconditions for the victorious course of the pocket battle at Uman.