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 Honor Goblet of the Luftwaffe on 1 November 1943 as Feldwebel and pilot German Cross in Gold on 17 October 1943 as Feldwebel in the I./Jagdgeschwader 51 Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 29 February 1944 as Oberfeldwebel and pilot in the 1./Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders" Notes References Citations Bibliography External links Luftwaffe 1939–1945 History TracesOfWar.com Aces of the Luftwaffe 1919 births 1993 deaths 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 Liberec District Czechoslovak people of German descent Naturalized citizens of Germany