 He was the 127th member of the German armed forces to be so honored.The presentation was made by Adolf Hitler in October at the "Führerhauptquartier Werwolf", Hitler's headquarters located in a pine forest about north of Vinnytsia, in Ukraine.Three other Luftwaffe officers were presented with the Oak Leaves that day by Hitler, "Oberleutnant" Müller, "Oberleutnant" Wolfgang Tonne and "Leutant" Hans Beißwenger.