of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves Knight's Cross on 1 August 1941 as Oberleutnant and Staffelkapitän of the 12./Jagdgeschwader 51 35th Oak Leaves on 16 September 1941 as Oberleutnant and Staffelkapitän of the 12./Jagdgeschwader 51 Dates of rank Notes References Citations Bibliography 1915 births 1982 deaths Luftwaffe pilots German World War II flying aces People from Giessen Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves Businesspeople from Hesse Mercedes-Benz Military personnel from Hesse