Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Muna November 1943 akatora chiremera che2nd Mountain Division. Ikoku kwakashanda paArctic uye
Nzvimbo dzokumadokero, uko Degen akakuvadzwa zvakaipisisa, achirega basa muchikamu muna February 1945. Muna March 1945 akapiwa Knight's Cross yeIron Cross nokuda kwekutungamirira kwake kwechikamu.