Date of birth:

October 18th, 1917 (Lindenhardt, Pegnitz, Germany)

Date of death:

October 7th, 1944 (Near Füzesgyarmat, Hungary)

Nationality:

German

01.11.1941: promoted to Leutnant
01.08.1942: promoted to Oberleutnant (Ln./A1)
00.10.1942: began operations on completion of training
00.07.1943: in Ln.- Kp./ Schl.G. 1
01.11.1943: promoted to Oberleutnant, Staka 5./ SG 77
17.01.1944: awarded the Ehrenpokal
08.04.1944: Oblt., Stab, II./ SG 77, his 1st victory, a Soviet Pe-2
05.05.1944: his 3rd, a Yak-9
31.05.1944: Oblt., awarded the DKiG, 5./ SG 77
18.07.1944: Oblt., Stab, II./ SG 77, his 4th, an Il-5
06.08.1944: Oblt., 5./ SG 77
27.08.1944: his 5th, an Il-2
07.10.1944: Olt., 5./ SG 77, MIA/KIA – in Fw 190 F-8 Werknummer 932.491 shot down by AA fire while attacking Soviet tanks near Füyes-Gyaranat, Hungary - his parachute was sighted, but later reported missing in action
29.10.1944: Oblt., posthumously awarded the Ritterkreuz, Staka 5./ SG 77
Credited with 5 victories and 500 missions as an Assault Pilot

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• Photo 1: Igor Poul
• - OBERMAIER, ERNST, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe, Verlag Dieter Hoffmann, Mainz, 1976.
  - Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht