Class (ca 1915) First Class (October 1916) Gold Bravery Medal (7 May 1915) Military Merit Order, Fourth Class with Crown and Swords (Bavaria) Knight's Cross of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern Friedrich August Cross, Second and First Class (Grand Duchy of Oldenburg) Sources of information References Franks, Norman; Bailey, Frank W.; Guest, Russell. Above the Lines: The Aces and Fighter Units of the German Air Service, Naval Air Service and Flanders Marine Corps, 1914–1918. Grub Street, 1993. , . Franks, Norman. Albatros Aces of World War 1. Osprey Publishing, 2000. , . 1894 births Year of death unknown German World War I flying aces Military personnel of Bavaria People from Oldenburg (state) Military personnel from Lower Saxony Recipients of the Iron Cross (1914), 1st class Luftstreitkräfte personnel