4 km in size. Awards Honor Goblet of the Luftwaffe on 5 January 1942 German Cross in Gold on 2 December 1942 as Oberleutnant in the Stab/JG 3 Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves Knight's Cross on 11 March 1944 as Major and Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet" 724th Oak Leaves on 1 February 1945 as Major and Geschwaderkommodore of Jagdgeschwader 300 Notes References Citations Bibliography External links 1916 births 1985 deaths People from Südwestpfalz German World War II flying aces Luftwaffe pilots Recipients of the Gold German Cross Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves German prisoners of war in World War II held by the United States Deutsche Reichspartei politicians Military personnel from Rhineland-Palatinate Pilots who performed an aerial ramming