Date of birth:

December 19th, 1912 (Wuppertal-Elberfeld, Germany)

Date of death:

July 28th, 1977 (Köln, Germany)

Nationality:

German

W.B.K. Berlin VII
00.00.1932: entered the Reichswehr
00.00.1935: transferred to the Luftwaffe, trained in instrument flying
01.09.1939: Feldwebel, 9./ KG.z.b.V. 1
01.11.1940: promoted to Oberfeldwebel
01.07.1941: promoted to Oberleutnant (Kr.O.)
14.08.1941: transferred to 10./ KG.z.b.V. 1
31.01.1942: Oberleutnant, awarded DKiG, 10./ KG.z.b.V. 1
25.01.1943: Oberleutnant (Kr.O.) in III./ KG.z.b.V. 1, transfered to Lufttransportstaffel 290
25.01.1943-00.07.1944: appointed Techn.Offz. Lufttransportstaffel 290
01.04.1943: promoted to Hauptmann (Kr.O.) - RDA 01.03.43
00.06.1943: Techn.Offz. IV./ TG 4
20.04.1944: Hauptmann, awarded Ritterkreuz, Techn.Offz. IV./ TG 4 with over 400 Frontflüge
14.07.1944: badly injured in a vehicle accident, 2 km S of Villessauvage - hospitalized at the Lw. Laz. Paris-Clichy - remained hospitalized
to war's end
01.05.1945: promoted to Major

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