Date of birth:

January 15th, 1912 (Nuremberg, Germany)

Date of death:

August 1st, 1966 (Ansbach, Germany)

Nationality:

German

Flew a total of 180 sorties, during which he achieved 44 aerial victories (including 4 in the East and 6 four-engined bombers).

00.00.1936: entered the Luftwaffe, trained as a bomber pilot
00.00.1939: belonged to KG 53 and 3./ KG 53; later a Techn.Offz. assigned to II. Fliegerkorps
01.10.1942: promoted to Hauptmann der Reserve / Flieger
00.10.1942: in 3./JG 27
00.10.1942-00.04.1943: Hptm. d.R., transferred to JG 27 and appointed Chef, Stabskp. I./ JG 27 - mistakenly shot down and wounded the Kdr. of I./ JG 27
07.04.1943: transferred to Stab/ Jagdfliegerführer Rumänien as punishment
18.05.1943: Hptm., I./ JG 27
01.06.1943-22.01.1944: Hptm. d.R., Staka 1./ JG 4
01.08.1943: Hptm.d.R. and Staka 1./ JG 4, shot down by a B-24 ivo Ploesti
14.09.1943-15.11.1943: re-appointed Staka of 1./ JG 4
28.12.1943: Hptm., 1./ JG 4
23.01.1944-14.02.1944: Kdr. I./ JG 4
03.03.1944: Hptm., 1./ JG 4
01.05.1944: Hptm., Staka 1./ JG 4 awarded the Ehrenpokal
26.07.1944-25.08.1944: Hptm., Staka 1./ JG 4
26.08.1944-31.03.1945: Kdr., I./ JG 4
02.10.1944: Hptm., I./ JG 4
26.11.1944: Hptm., I./ JG 4
01.01.1945: Hptm., awarded DKiG, I./ JG 4
28.03.1945: Major der Reserve, awarded Ritterkreuz, Kdr. I./ JG 4
00.03.1945: III./ Erg.JG 2 and converted to the Me 262
00.04.1945: Major der Reserve, in JV 44
Credited with 234 combat missions including 180 in fighters and 44 air victories

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• Photo 1:
• - OBERMAIER, E., Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe, Hoffmann, 1989.
  - Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht.
  - www.das-ritterkreuz.de
  - www.luftwaffe.cz