He was credited in the movie The Longest Day, a film about the D-Day invasion, with being the first German officer who saw the Allied invasion fleet on 6 June 1944, heading toward their landing zone at Omaha Beach. Oberleutnant (M.A.)
He was recognized in the film The Longest Day, which depicts the D-Day invasion, as the first German officer who observed the Allied naval fleet on June 6, 1944, approaching their landing zone at Omaha Beach. Oberleutnant (M.A.).