Date of birth:

September 2nd, 1917

Date of death:

February 25th, 1944 (Vellberg, near Schwäbisch Hall)

Nationality:

German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

14.05.1940: his 1st & 2nd victory, both Hawk-75As northwest of Dinant
21.08.1940: his 3rd, a Spitfire North of Calais
26.08.1940: his 4th, a Spitfire at Canterbury
28.08.1940: his 5th, a Spitfire at London
05.07.1943: his first Soviet victory, a LaGG-3 South of Bagatoje
06.07.1943: a LaGG-3 and an Il-5 South East of Belgorod
18.07.1943: a LaGG-5 3 km South East of Izyum
30.07.1943: an Il-2 East of Marinovka
31.07.1943: an Il-2
06.09.1943: one known Western victory, a B-17 20 km South of Strasbourg and a 2nd B-17 20 km West of Strasbourg and his 14th, a B-17 (HSS)
14.10.1943: his 15th, a B-17 20 km South West of Aschaffenburg
29.01.1944: his 16th and 17th, both B-17s
23.02.1944: his 18th, a B-24 at Linz
25.02.1944: Oberfeldwebel, died at Vellberg, near Schwäbisch Hall, due to high altitude sickness

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