Date of birth:

August 9th, 1907 (Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany)

Date of death:

September 22nd, 1980

Nationality:

German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

25.03.1925/ entered service with the Reichsheer (Nachrichtentruppe)
1926-1928: attended Kriegsschule
1932-1933: attended Beobachterschule
01.10.1933: transferred to the Luftwaffe
16.10.33-31.01.1934: Attended F.T. u.Nav. Lehrgang b.R.f. Flugsich
01.02.1934-06.01.1935: appointed signals instructorat Grosse KFS Lechfeld
07.01.1935-01.10.1935: appointed inspector and instructor at LKS Dresden
01.10.1935-30.06.1938: appointed Kompanie-Chef and training officer at LKS Berlin-Gatow
01.10.1936: received military Beobachter license
01.11.1937-08.02.1938: Hptm., at Höh. Lw.-Schule Berlin-Gatow (5. Lehrgang)
16.02.1938: received the Lw. advanced flying certificate
16.02.1938-30.06.1938: Generalstabs training at the Luftkriegsakademie Berlin-Gatow
01.07.1938: transferred to Gen.Qu. Abt./ Genst.d.Lw.
01.04.1939: Hptm., appointed Chef Gen.Qu./ 4. Abt./ Gruppe I (Versorgungsführung)/Gen.St.d.Lw.
01.06.1939: transferred into the Generalstab d.Lw.
15.06.1940: temporary duty to FFS C 7 (Finsterwalde).
09.07.1940: temporary duty to Bombenschule Anklam.
16.07.1940: temporary duty to BFS 2.
16.08.1940-03.10.1940: appointed acting Kdr., III./ KG 76
03.10.1940: Major, appointed Qu. in Stab/ Dt.Lw.Mission Rumänien
19.11.1941: appointed Qu./ Luftgaukdo. II.
29.01.1942: temporary duty with Stab/ VIII.Fl.Korps as Qu. as Genstab.Offz.z.b.V.
25.02.1942 or 01.03.1942-28.02.1944: appointed Qu./ V. Fliegerkorps or O.Qu. Lfl.Kdo. 6
04.1942: Maj., appointed O.Qu./ Lw.Kdo. Ost.
01.09.1943: in Stab/ Lw.-Kdo.Ost, promo to Oberst i.G. RDA 01.03.43
24.08.1943: awarded the DKiG.
15.10.1943-28.02.1944: appointed O.Qu./ Luftflotte 6
01.03.1944: appointed Chef des Qu. Abt. (4.Abt.)/ Gen.St.d.Lw. 11.05.1945: captured at Wattens.
06.07.1945: released from American POW camp near Innsbruck.
12.05.1945: reported missing in the area of Tirol
26.05.1945 :Oberst, 4. Abt..Org../ OKL wanted by A.P/W.I.U. as a person of interest, last seen in Achensee area since 16.05.45. 18.07.1945: Oberst, Chef Genstab. 4.Abt. held or wanted by the Americans of the Allied Controll Commission.
15.09.1945: Oberst.i.G., Gen.Qu.4 Abt., Abteilungschef, wanted by SHAEF Intelligence Unit (OKL).

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