Date of birth:

February 25th, 1913 (Fallersleben/Hannover/Kingdom of Prussia, Germany)

Date of death:

July 15th, 1942 (Jan Mayen Island, Reichskommissariat Norwegen (Norway))

Buried on:

German War Graves Narvik
Plot: 13. Row: X9. Grave: 12.

Nationality:

German

7th September, 1940: Oberfeldwebel, shot down by British antiaircraft fire crash-landed on the Rein Farm, Stadsbydg, 25 km North West of Trondheim, crew unhurt
15th July, 1942: Oberleutnant, KIA with Werknummer 430.265 took off on a recon flight from Trondheim and failed to return from a mission at Flykollen, Jan Mayen Island, due to bad weather, crashing at Kollen, near Kapp Wien - remaining crew (all KIA):
-Weather Insp Heinrich Beuck, Observer;
-Ofw Herbert Bunge, R/O
-Fw Günther Geerhan, Gunner.
1958: Werknummer 430.265 discovered and bodies recovered

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• - PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
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