As the commander of the 162nd Division, his division suffered severe losses from 6 to 8 October, in repeated attempts to stop the Egyptian attack and push it back across the canal.
Han var leder af 162. infanteridivision, som led alvorlige tab mellem 6. og 8. oktober under gentagne forsøg på at stoppe det egyptiske angreb og trænge det tilbage over Suezkanalen.