Knight’s Cross as Kommandant der S-Begleitschiff “Hermann von Wissmann” of the 3. Schnellbootsflottille. Awarded for his successes as an S-Boat commander. As the captain of S 59 he participated in approximately 85 sorties, during which he sank 6 ships with 30000 GRT and 2 destroyers. Later, as the acting Flottille commander, he sank a further 2 destroyers, 2 large landing craft and shot down an aircraft.