Date of birth:

November 30th, 1916 (Krefeld, Germany)

Date of death:

May 16th, 1945 (Nové Dvory/SW of Prague/Bohemia, Germany (Czechoslovakia))

Nationality:

German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)

Unit:

Flugzeugführer

Awarded on:

May 4th, 1942

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Hauptmann

Unit:

III./Kampf-Geschwader 26

Awarded on:

October 20th, 1942

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Major (Squadron Leader)

Unit:

Kommandeur III./Kampfgeschwader 26

Awarded on:

October 29th, 1943

Awarded for his accomplishments in anti-shipping operations in the Arctic, Atlantic and Mediterranean theatres. In this time he sunk at least one enemy ship, a 9000 GRT freighter from convoy PQ-18 loaded with munitions.

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