- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Hauptmann (Captain)
- Unit:
- Chef 1. / Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 912
- Awarded on:
- July 27th, 1944
Awarded for the aid that his Sturmgeschütze rendered to the hard-pressed 389. Infanterie-Division during the major defensive battles in the Pskov-Opotschka area at the start of July 1944. He and his unit destroyed numerous enemy tanks and provided the rearguard to cover the withdrawal of the German infantry to a new blocking position.