Date of birth:

September 21st, 1919 (Windhoek, German Southwestern-Afrika)

Date of death:

April 23rd, 1948 (Cape Town, South Africa)

Nationality:

German

Flew a total of 488 sorties on both the Eastern and Western fronts.

00.00.1938: entered the Luftwaffe as an officer candidate
00.00.1939: attended LKS Wildpark-Werder for officer training
14.07.1940: transfered to 5./ KG 55
00.01.1941: with Erg.St./ KG 55
00.00.1941: awarded the Ehrenpokal
00.09.1941: appointed Major beim Stab for II./ KG 55
02.01.1942: Leutnant, awarded DKiG, II./ KG 55
29.11.1942: Lt., 6./ KG 55, MIA - He 111 H-6 coded 'G1+CP' force-landed in area of Pitomnik, Stalingrad due to engine failure
00.03.1943: Stafü of 6./ KG 55
14.06.1943-20.03.1945: Oberleutnant, Staka 6./ KG 55
09.10.1943: Oblt., awarded Ritterkreuz, Staka 6./ KG 55
01.05.1944: promoted to Hauptmann
21/22.06.1944: took part in the raid on Poltava
15.07.1944-31.10.1944: Hptm., Staka 10./ KG 55
09.02.1945: I./ KG(J) 54, WIA - Me 262 A-1 lost in combat near Frankfurt am Main
20.03.1945-10.04.1945: Hptm., Kdr. II./ KG 27 (J)
01.05.1945: surrendered to the US troops at Landau a.d. Isar

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