sentences:  On the 8 December he was awarded the Honour Goblet of the "Luftwaffe" ().As one of the few fighter units not committed to the Battle of Moscow (Operation "Taifun"), III./JG 52 was shuttling alternately between the attack in the Ukraine, the Crimea and Rostov.At this time the Soviets retook Rostov and forced the unit back to the relative safety of Kharkov for the winter.