Date of birth:

March 6th, 1916 (Stuttgart/Württemberg, Germany)

Date of death:

September 3rd, 1985 (México)

Nationality:

German

Flew a total of 511 sorties as a Stuka pilot along with an unknown number of sorties as a fighter pilot.

00.11.1935: joined the Heer
01.10.1937: entered the Luftwaffe
00.08.1939: transferred to 7. Staffel, Stuka-Geschwader 51
00.00.1940: flew briefly with Stuka-Geschwader 3
00.00.1941: Oberfeldwebel, 4. Staffel, Stuka-Geschwader 1
00.11.1942-00.01.1943: transferred to Ergänzung-Staffel, Sturzkampfgeschwader 1
25.01.1943-23.04.1944: instructor, 2. Staffel, Schlachtgeschwader 103
01.08.1943: promoted to Leutnant
00.04.1944: Me 163 pilot, Erprobungskommando 16 and then Jagdgeschwader 400
24.12.1944: Lt., I. Gruppe, JG 400, WIA - with a concussion and
severe back injuries over Brandis when an SG 500 rocket installation "Jägerfaust" prematurely fired in his Me 163 B(V45) coded 'C1+05'
14.02.1945: assigned to head the Auffstaffel of the Ernst Heinkel works at Wien-Heidfeld
00.00.1945: Oberleutnant, Staffelkapitän, He 162 Volksjäger unit, probably Erprobungskommando 162, to be confirmed
00.03.1945: 2. Staffel, Jagdgeschwader 1
00.03.1945: 1. Staffel, Jagdgeschwader 400
Pilot credited with at least 300 combat missions, 5 air victories, 32 tanks and 30,000 GRT of shipping
Emigrated to Mexico after the war

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• Photo 1: Mieke de Wolf
• Photo 2:
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  - Luftwaffe Officer Career