Date of birth:

August 15th, 1902

Date of death:

1957

Nationality:

German

Promotions:
December 1st, 1939: Major;
February 16th, 1942: Oberstleutnant;
February 1st, 1943: Oberst.

Career:
April 1st, 1923: Entering service with Kavallerie;
November 1924: Pilot and Navigation training;
? - 1934: Pilot training Soviet Union;
October 12st, 1933: transferred to Luftwaffe;
November 1st, 1935 - April 30th, 1937: Engineer Course Lufttechnische Akademie, Berlin-Gatow;
May 1st, 1937: Operations-Abteilung / Generalstab der Luftwaffe;
April 1st, 1938: Staffelkapitän III. / Kampfgeschwader 153;
April 1st, 1939: Ia Stab Luftgaukommando IV;
October 6th, 1939: Ia Stab Nachschubführer I;
December 1st, 1939: Generalstab der Luftwaffe;
March 1st, 1940: Ia Stab Koluft AOK 2;
July 6th, 1940: Ia Stab Luftgaukommando III;
September 11th, 1940 - October 9th, 1940: III. / Kampfgeschwader 3;
October 7th, 1940: Qu. Stab V. Fliegerkorps;
October 17th, 1941: Führerreserve Oberbefehlshaber der Luftwaffe;
October 20th, 1941 - November 16th, 1941: FFS (C) 18, Lüben;
November 17th, 1941 - January 29th, 1942: BFS 4, Kopenhagen-Kastrop;
January 30th, 1942: Kampfgeschwader 2
February 16th, 1942 - April 30th, 1942: Kommandeur III. / Kampfgeschwader 2;
May 1st, 1942 - January 21st, 1943: Kommodore Kampfgeschwader 2;
January 22nd, 1942: Führerreserve Oberbefehlshaber der Luftwaffe;
April 20th, 1943: Stab XII. Fliegerkorps;
August 20th, 1943: Führerreserve Oberbefehlshaber der Luftwaffe;
September 6th, 1943: O.Qu. Luftflotte 4;
April 6th, 1945 - May 8th, 1945: Qu. Luftwaffenkomando 4.

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