Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (26 June 1941)[1] 1st Class (11 July 1941)[1][8] Honour Goblet of the Luftwaffe on 25 June 1943 as Leutnant and pilot[34][Note 12] German Cross in Gold on 31 August 1943 as Oberleutnant in the 12./Jagdgeschwader 2[99] Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves Knight's Cross on 24 June 1944 as Oberleutnant and Staffelkapitän of the 6./Jagdgeschwader 1[100][101] 663rd Oak Leaves on 25 November 1944 as Hauptmann and Staffelkapitän of the 6./Jagdgeschwader 1[100][102]