Dee ihe na-esote paragraf a - N'ọnwa Nọvemba afọ 1943 ọ malitere ịchị ngalaba ndị agha ugwu nke abụọ. Nke a jere ozi na Arctic na Western
n'ihu, ebe Degen merụrụ ahụ nke ukwuu, na-ala ezumike nká site na nkewa na February 1945. Na Machị 1945 e nyere ya Knight's Cross nke Iron Cross maka iwu nke nkewa.