Date of birth:

April 15th, 1920 (Tawellningken Krs. Niederung/Province of East Prussia/Free State of Prussia)

Date of death:

February 22nd, 1944 (over Hückelshofen b. München Gladbach/Rhine Province/Free State of Prussia, Germany)

Nationality:

German

Promotions:
01.04.1940: Gefreiter;
01.04.1940: Fahnenjunker ernannt;
01.06.1940: Fahenenjunker-Unteroffizier;
01.09.1940: Fähnrich;
01.02.1941:Oberfähnrich;
01.04.1941: Leutnant (Tr.O.);
01.04.1943: Oberleutnant (Tr.O.);
01.01.1944: Hauptmann (Tr.O.).

Career:
00.03.1941: transferred to 5./ JG 26 right after training school
26.06.1941: Leutnant, 1st victory in 5./ JG 26
19.08.1941: Lt., 2nd victory in 5./ JG 26
00.11.1941: Staka, 5./ JG 26
13.03.1942: Lt., 3rd victory in 5./ JG 26
19.08.1942: Lt., 4th victory in 5./ JG 26
03.01.1943-01.10.1943: Lt., appointed Stafü, 5./ JG 26
13.02.1943: Lt., 5th victory in 5./JG 26
01.04.1943: in JG 26, promoted to Oberleutnant
17.06.1943: Oblt. and Staka, 5./ JG 26, WIA when his Fw 190 A-5 rammed
by Spitfire of Kenley Wing 5km SW of Hazebrouck
09.08.1943: Oblt., awarded the Ehrenpokal
06.09.1943: Oblt., 6th victory in 5./JG 26
01.10.1943-22.02.1944: appointed Staka 6./ JG 26
10.10.1943: Oblt., 7th victory in 5./ JG 26
27.10.1943: Oblt., awarded DKiG, II./ JG 26
29.11.1943: Oblt. and Staka 6./ JG 26, WIA when his Fw 190 A-6 coded 'Black 6' overturned while attempting to crash land his Fw 190 A-6 damaged by a Spitfire ivo Lille Nord airfield
22.02.1944: Hauptmann and Staka, 6./ JG 26, KIA when his Fw 190 A-7 coded 'Black 12' was shot down by P-47 pilot Maj. George Carpenter of the American 4th FG, 335th FS ivo Hückelshoven, 21 km SW of München-Gladbach
Buried at Rosseels
Credited with 23 victories

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• Photo 1:
• - PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
  - PATZWALL, K. D., Der Ehrenpokal für besondere Leistung im Luftkrieg, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2008.
  - BAMA (RL 10_270, slides #279 & 281)