Date of birth:

April 3rd, 1913 (Horneburg/Niederelbe, Germany)

Date of death:

July 15th, 1982 (Hamburg, Germany)

Nationality:

German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Flew a total of 352 combat missions in WWII, 295 of these in the east, 13 against Poland, 27 against France and 17 against Britain.

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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)

Awarded on:

June 1st, 1940

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Hauptmann (Flight Lieutenant)

Unit:

I. Gruppe, Kampfgeschwader 27 "Boelcke", Luftwaffe

Awarded on:

September 9th, 1942

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Hauptmann (Flight Lieutenant)

Unit:

Staffelkapitän, 2. Staffel, I. Gruppe, Kampfgeschwader 27 "Boelcke", Luftwaffe

Awarded on:

June 10th, 1943

Awarded for his successes over the course of 290 sorties. In this time he flew mostly bombing missions, as well as a few supply sorties to Stalingrad. As a bomber pilot he was credited with the destruction of the following enemy materiel at the time of his award…

- 37 aircraft on the ground
- 6 freight trains
- 181 trucks and horse-drawn wagons
- 6 merchant vessels

• Photo 1: Willi Schumacher Collection
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  - URBANKE, AXEL & KAISER, JOCHEN, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Kampfflieger, Luftfahrtverlag-Start, 2011.