01-10-1938 Offiziersanwärter
01-07-1939 Seekadet
01-12-1939 Fähnrich zur See
01-08-1940 Oberfähnrich zur See
01-04-1941 Leutnant zur See
01-04-1943 Oberleutnant zur See
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Awarded for a (relatively) very successful patrol in the English Channel at the end of June 1944, in which he torpedoed five enemy vessels. Of these, one was a British destroyer (HMS Goodson) and was sunk. Three other ships with 21550 GRT were also sunk, and a fourth (with 7240 GRT) was damaged.