the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords (), and Horst Kaubisch and Eduard Skrzipek who were also awarded the Oak Leaves. Prior to the presentation of the Oak Leaves, he had received the Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe for fighter pilots in Gold with Pennant "200" () on 10 July. Since Glunz was still on training, Hauptmann Georg-Peter Eder was temporarily given command of 6. Staffel on 11 August. On 4 September, Glunz returned from training and resumed command of 6. Staffel. On 21 September, during the Battle of Arnhem, Glunz shot down an unarmed Douglas C-47 Skytrain transport aircraft near Nijmegen on a mission to drop reinforcements for the British 1st Airborne Division. Combat with RCAF No. 401 Squadron Spitfire fighters on 2 October resulted in one aerial victory claimed by Glunz. II. Gruppe bounced the Spitfires near Nijmegen and claimed three Spitfires shot down while records show that two had been lost. During the Battle of Aachen, Glunz claimed a 474th Fighter Group Lockheed P-38 Lightning fighter shot down near Düren. Glunz was promoted to Oberleutnant (first lieutenant) on 10 October 1944, effective as of 1 October. End of war On 17 December, II. Gruppe moved to an airfield at Nordhorn-Klausheide after having been converted to the new inline engine powered Fw 190 D-9. In support of German forces fighting in the Battle of the Bulge, Glunz claimed two P-47 fighters of the 36th Fighter Group shot down on 24 December near Liège. On 1 January 1945, Glunz led 6. Staffel in its attack on Brussels-Evere airfield during Operation Bodenplatte, an attempt to gain air superiority during the stagnant stage of the Battle of the Bulge. II. Gruppe, under the command of Major Anton Hackl, took off from Nordhorn at 08:29, arriving at the target area at approximately 09:20. At 09:25, fighters from No. 416 (RCAF) Squadron were scrambled to counter the German attack. The first Spitfires just made it into the air when sixty Fw 190s and Bf 109s arrived. Before reaching combat speed, Flight Lieutenant David Harling was shot down and killed by Glunz. In addition, Glunz made nine strafing attacks on Brussels-Evere airfield, claiming five aircraft destroyed, plus two further damaged, including one through the open door of a hangar. Glunz flew his last mission of the war, a training flight on the Fw 190 D-9, on 3 February 1945. He left JG