Date of birth:

February 9th, 1914 (Haguenau, Elsass, Germany)

Nationality:

German

Promotions:
January 01st, 1938: Leutnant
April 01st, 1940: Oberleutnant
July 01st, 1942: Hauptmann
May 01st, 1944: Major
Oberstleutnant der Bundeswehr
Oberst der Bundeswehr

Career:
May 25th, 1941: one known victory, a Spitfire 15 km north of Calais
June 22nd, 1941: 1st Soviet victory, an I-153
June 29th, 1941: a DB-3 and a SB-2
July 07th, 1941: an I-153
July 11th, 1941: a Pe-2
July 20th, 1941: a ZKB-19
August 29th, 1941: an I-15 Rata
October 13th, 1941: a DB-3
October 28th, 1941: an I-61
November 16th, 1941: an I-61
March 29th, 1942: a Pe-2
July 06th, 1942: an Il-2
July 31st, 1942: an Il-2 12 km West North West of Rzhev
August 01st, 1942: two IL-2s
August 02nd, 1942: an Il-2
August 04th, 1942: an Il-2
January 15th, 19943: a LaGG-3
Combined pilot credited with 26 victories

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• - Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht - Kracker Luftwaffe Archive
  - http://ww2.dk/Lw Offz - G-K Apr 2023.pdf