Date of birth:

December 4th, 1911 (Sulzbach/Saargebiet, Germany)

Date of death:

November 2nd, 1987 (Waghäusel/Karlsruhe, Germany)

Nationality:

German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Flew a total of 52 sorties as a night fighter, during which he achieved 30 night victories. 23 of these were with the "Wilde Sau" units, making him the most successful night fighter pilot while employing these tactics.

00.00.1934: underwent flying training and joined Lufthansa
00.09.1939: pilot, 5. /KGr.z.b.V. 172
00.02.1940: instructor, BFS 4
00.09.1942-00.12.1942: BFS 7
13.12.1942: Techn.Offz., I./ KG 50
00.00.1943: Stab, JG 301
00.06.1943: Hptm. in Nachtjagdversuchskdo
00.06.1943: Techn.Offz., JG 300
04.07.1943: Oblt., NJ Kdo
11.08.1943: Hptm., I. /JG 300
06.09.1943: Hptm., Stab, JG 300
06/07.09.1943: Hptm., Stab, JG 300 unhurt when his Fw 190 A-6 was lost near München in aerial combat
08/09.10.1943: Hptm., Stab, JG 300
02.10.1943: Hptm., Stab, JG 300
18.10.1943: Hptm., Stab, JG 300
22/23.10.1943: Hptm., Stab, JG 300, WIA - crashed his Fw 190 A-6 coded 'SM+QR' at Gummelsbach due to engine fire - bailed out
16.11.1943: Techn.Offz., JG 300 awarded the Ehrenpokal
25.11.1943: Hptm. in Stab, JG 300, awarded the DKiG
00.11.1943: Staka 1./ JG 300
00.01.1944: ordered to establish 1./ NJGr. 10
00.02.1944: Hptm., Staka 1./ NJGr. 10
20.02.1944: Hptm., I./ NJGr. 10
23/24.05.1944: Hptm., 1./ NJGr. 10
27.07.1944: Hptm., awarded Ritterkreuz, Staka 1./ NJGr. 10
23/24.08.1944: Hptm., 1./ NJGr. 10
26.08.1944-08.05.1945: Major, Kdr. I./ NJG 11
12.09.1944: Hptm., Stab, NJG 11
20/21.02.1945: Maj., Stab, I./ NJG 11
Credited with 30 night victories in 52 combat missions

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• Photo 1: Willi Schumacher Collection
• - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
  - OBERMAIER, E., Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe, Hoffmann, 1989.
  - Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht
  - Aces of the Luftwaffe