Awarded the Knight's Cross for his success as a bomber pilot in missions against England in 1940 (where his bombers particularly distinguished themselves in an attack on the Westland aircraft factory in Yeovil) and against the Soviet Union in the summer of 1941.
He is not mentioned in Patzwall / Scherzer.
Right unit and awarding date unknown. This soldier has not yet been mentioned in any known database of DKiG recipients.
Photo evidence through Andreas Thies Auction 65.