Date of birth:

April 15th, 1921 (Tyssa)

Date of death:

October 29th, 1944 (region Eybach, 2 km North East of Geislingen, in the area of Karlsruhe)

Nationality:

German

01.04.1941: promoted to Leutnant /A1
23.11.1942: Leutnant, awarded the Ehrenpokal
16.12.1942: Lt., 5./ ZG 1, unhurt when his Bf 110 E Werknummer 3845 coded 'S9 +HN' was lost in Pl.Qu. 2059, cause unknown, crew returned
01.06.1943: in ZG 1, promoted to Oberleutnant
14.07.1943: Lt., 5./ ZG 1, 1st victory, a Spitfire 5km southeast of Lentini
24.09.1943: Oblt., 5./ ZG 1, WIA when his Bf 110 G-2 Werknummer 5626 belly-landed at Brest after aerial combat over sea
12.12.1943: Oblt. in II./ ZG 1, awarded the DKiG
24.02.1944: Oblt., 4./ ZG 1
00.00.1944-00.07.1944: Oblt., Staka 9./ JG 76
21.07.1944-24.09.1944: Oblt., Staka 13./ JG 53
08.10.1944: Oblt., 9./ JG 76
25.10.1944-29.10.1944: Oblt., Staka 13./ JG 53
29.10.1944: Oberleutnant, Staka 13./ JG 53, KIA by American fighters during aerial combat with a P-47 and a P-51 region Eybach, 2 km North East of Geislingen, in the area of Karlsruhe with Bf 109 G-14 Werknummer 413663 coded 'White 1'
Credited with 5 victories

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