Date of birth:

October 1st, 1908 (Augsburg/Bavaria, Germany)

Date of death:

September 6th, 1974 (Locarno, Switserland)

Nationality:

German

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Hauptmann (Flight Lieutenant)

Unit:

Staffelkapitän, 1. Staffel, I. Gruppe, Kampfgeschwader 40, Luftwaffe

Awarded on:

February 21st, 1941

Awarded for his successes against Allied shipping as both a Staffel leader and bomber pilot. By the time he received the Knight’s Cross he and his crew had personally sunk 68000 GRT worth of shipping, and his Staffel as a whole had sunk well over 100000 GRT.

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Major (Squadron Leader)

Unit:

Kommandeur, I. Gruppe, Kampfgeschwader 40, Luftwaffe

Awarded on:

June 29th, 1942

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

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