An able administrative Officer and leader, as well as being considered a steady and reliable pilot, meant after service with Flieger-Abteilung (Artillerie) 227 Döring took command of Jagdstaffel 4 on 8 April 1917, before he had claimed an air victory.

On 14 December 1917, he was awarded the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern to accompany his Iron Cross First Class.

[citation needed] Promoted to Rittmeister on 28 November 1917, Döring remained in command of Jagdstaffel 4 until 19 January 1918, after which he took over Jagdgruppe Nr.

From August 1941 through January 1942, he was a Jagd Division commander with the rank of lieutenant general (Generalleutnant), his seniority dating from 1 November 1941.

[1] Döring died on 9 July 1960 at Medingen, administrative district of Uelzen, Lower-Saxony, Germany.