with 81 aerial victories claimed in over 500 combat missions. Mathews and Foreman, authors of Luftwaffe Aces — Biographies and Victory Claims, researched the German Federal Archives and found records for 82 aerial victory claims, plus one further unconfirmed claim. All of his confirmed aerial victories were claimed on the Eastern Front. Victory claims were logged to a map-reference (PQ = Planquadrat), for example "PQ 7152". The Luftwaffe grid map () covered all of Europe, western Russia and North Africa and was composed of rectangles measuring 15 minutes of latitude by 30 minutes of longitude, an area of about . These sectors were then subdivided into 36 smaller units to give a location area 3 × 4 km in size. Awards Honor Goblet of the Luftwaffe on 7 September 1942 as Feldwebel and pilot German Cross in Gold on 27 October 1942 as Feldwebel in the 5./Jagdgeschwader 52 Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 24 March 1943 as Oberfeldwebel and pilot in the 4./Jagdgeschwader 52 Notes References Citations Bibliography 1910 births 1943 deaths Luftwaffe pilots German World War II flying aces Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Recipients of the Gold German Cross Luftwaffe personnel killed in World War II Aviators killed by being shot down People from Gryfino County