Date of birth:

August 15th, 1895 (Wilhelmshaven/Oldenburg, Germany)

Date of death:

August 30th, 1958 (Oldenburg/Lowersaxony, Germany)

Nationality:

German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Promotions:
August 12th, 1914: Fähnrich;
December 3rd, 1915: Leutnant;
November 1st, 1933: Hauptmann;
November 1st, 1935: Major;
August 1st, 1938: Oberstleutnant;
April 1st, 1941: Oberst;
October 1st, 1944: Generalmajor.

Career:
August 12th, 1914: Zugführer, Infanterie-Regiment 163;
?: Adjutant, Infanterie-Regiment 163;
?: Fliegertruppe;
November 1st, 1933: Lehrer, Grossen Kampffliegerschule (KFS);
November 1st, 1935: Chef, Fliegerhorst-Kompanie, Flugzeugführerschule Dresde;
1938: Flugzeugführer, Kampfgeschwader 138;
1939: Kommandant, Fliegerhorst-Kommandantur Stendal;
August 26th, 1939: Staffelführer, Kampfgeschwader zur besonderen Verwendung 1;
?: Kommandeur, II. Gruppe, Kampfgeschwader zur besonderen Verwendung 1;
November 1939: Kommodore, Kampfgeschwader zur besonderen Verwendung 2;
December 12th, 1940: Kommandant, Fliegerschule der Luftwaffe, Jesau;
March 1942: Kommodore, Kampfgeschwader zur besonderen Verwendung 2;
December 1942: Kommandeur, Luftwaffen-Jäger-Regiment 35;
January 1st, 1943: Kommodore, Kampfgeschwader zur besonderen Verwendung 1;
?: Kommodore, Transportgeschwader 1;
January 9th, 1945: Kommandant, Koflug 3/III;
May 8th, 1945 - July 7th, 1947: POW.

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• - Henry L. deZeng IV, Douglas G. Stankey: Luftwaffe Officer Career Summaries, Section A–F. 2017, S. 728