On 22 April he was made "Gruppenkommandeur" of II./JG 27, replacing Gustav Rödel, who himself had been promoted to "Kommodore" of JG 27.
== Naselja ==Na otoku je sedem naselij: Čiovo, Arbanija, Slatine, Žedno, Okrug Gornji, Okrug Dolnji in Mastrinka.