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 Flugzeugführerabzeichen Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe Iron Cross (1939) 2nd and 1st Class Honour Goblet of the Luftwaffe (Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe) on 15 June 1942 as Leutnant and pilot German Cross in Gold on 9 September 1942 as Leutnant in the I./Jagdgeschwader 51 Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 16 April 1943 as Oberleutnant and Staffelführer of the 2./Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders" Notes References Citations Bibliography External links Luftwaffe 1939–1945 History TracesOfWar.com Aces of the Luftwaffe 1913 births 1944 deaths People from Saarpfalz-Kreis Luftwaffe pilots German World War II flying aces Recipients of the Gold German Cross Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross People from the Rhine Province Luftwaffe personnel killed in World War II Aviators killed by being shot down Military personnel from Saarland