- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
- Unit:
- Beobachter, 9. Staffel, III. Gruppe, Kampfgeschwader 1 "Hindenburg", Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- October 15th, 1942
Awarded for his successes as a bomber observer over the course of 400 sorties. In this time he and his crew had destroyed the following targets…
- 11 artillery batteries
- 19 tanks
- 180 trucks and horse-drawn wagons
- 9 transport trains
- 2 Soviet freighters in the Baltic sea (with 2800 GRT)
- Several direct hits against a large rubber factory despite strong AA and fighter defenses