smaller units to give a location area 3 × 4 km in size. Awards Iron Cross in 1939 2nd and 1st Class. Honour Goblet of the Luftwaffe on 23 August 1943 as Hauptmann and Gruppenkommandeur German Cross in Gold on 25 November 1943 while serving in the II./Jagdgeschwader 11 Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 8 April 1944 as Major and Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Jagdgeschwader 11 Dates of rank See also Organizational Hierarchy of the Luftwaffe during WW II Notes References Citations Bibliography Barbas, Bernd (1985). Planes of the Luftwaffe Fighter Aces Vol I. Kookaburra Technical Publishing. includes a profile of his aircraft, p. 168 Military Offices held 1914 births 1945 deaths People from Ząbkowice Śląskie People from the Province of Lower Silesia Luftwaffe pilots German World War II flying aces Luftwaffe personnel killed in World War II Missing in action of World War II Recipients of the Gold German Cross Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Aviators killed by being shot down Aerial disappearances of military personnel in action