Date of birth:

December 7th, 1915 (Free Hanseatic City of Bremen, Germany)

Date of death:

February 24th, 1978 (Sankt Augustin/North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)

Nationality:

German

Promotions:
November 1st, 1938: Leutnant;
November 1st, 1940: Oberleutnant;
November 1st, 1943: Hauptmann.

Career:
1937: III. / Kampfgeschwader 157;
?: I. / Kampfgeschwader 157;
?: I. / Kampfgeschwader 27;
1941: Adjutant I. / Kampfgeschwader 27;
July 19th, 1943: Staffelkapitän 7. / Kampfgeschwader 4;
February 9th, 1945: Kommandeur I. / Kampfgeschwader 4.

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• Photo 1: Wilco Vermeer collection
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