Date of birth:

April 12th, 1919 (München, Bavaria, Germany)

Nationality:

German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

17.03.1941: with 2.(Erg)/ JG 53, unhurt - Bf 109 E-8 coded 'Black 15' forced-landing at Fontenet after engine damage
17.05.1941: Unteroffizier., 8./ JG 53
25.06.1941: Uffz., in 8./ JG 53
29.08.1941: Uffz., 8./ JG 53
19.12.1941: WIA - Bf 109 in combat with Marylands
10.04.1942: Feldwebel, in 8./ JG 53
23.07.1942: Fw., 8./ JG 53
20.09.1942: Oberfeldwebel, 8./ JG 53
30.09.1942: WIA - bailed out of Bf 109 F4/Trop coded 'Black 10 + I' near Quotaifiya / Egypt
17.04.1943: Ofw., 8./ JG 53
09.08.1943: Ofw., 8./ JG 53 awarded the Ehrenpokal
00.08.1943: Staka 10./ JG 53
23.08.1943: Ofw., 8./ JG 53 lost Bf 109 G-6/Trop coded 'Black 8' due to engine fire, bailed out North of Grazzanise
16.12.1943: Ofw., 8./ JG 53
16.01.1944: Leutnant, 8./ JG 53
07.02.1944: transferred from Frontflieger-Sammelgruppe to I./ JG 3
20.02.1944-27.10.1944: Oberleutnant, in 8./ JG 53, Staka 7./ JG 53
22.03.1944: Leutnant, 7./ JG 53, WIA - Bf 109 G-6/R6 coded 'White 2 + I' shot down 5 km South of Anagni / Italy
28.06.1944-27.10.1944: Oblt., Staka 10./ JG 53
25.08.1944: Lt., Staka 10./ JG 53, WIA - Bf 109 G-6 coded 'Black 7' shot down by P-38s in the area of Gustrow - bailed out
15.10.1944: Oblt., Staka 10./ JG 53, WIA - Bf 109 G-14 coded 'White 10 + I' overturned on emergency landing at Götzenhain or Gütersloh
03.12.1944-31.03.1945: Oblt., in Verbandsführerlehrgang Königsberg / Nm., appointed Kdr. I./ JG 3
17.12.1944: Oblt., Stab I./ JG 3
01.04.1945: Oblt., transferred to JG 7
Credited with 614 missions and 31 victories

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