Date of birth:

May 1st, 1919 (Dresden/Saxony, Germany)

Date of death:

April 26th, 2011 (Wiesbaden/Hesse, Germany)

Nationality:

German

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

June 26th, 1940

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

September 19th, 1940

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Leutnant (Pilot Officer)

Unit:

Flugzeugführer

Awarded on:

December 8th, 1941

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Hauptmann (Flight Lieutenant)

Unit:

3. Staffel, I. Gruppe, Nachtjagdgeschwader 5, Luftwaffe

Awarded on:

June 13th, 1944

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Hauptmann (Flight Lieutenant)

Unit:

Staffelkapitän, 3. Staffel, I. Gruppe, Nachtjagdgeschwader 5, Luftwaffe

Awarded on:

February 28th, 1945

Awarded for his achievements as a reconnaissance, bomber and night-fighter pilot. By this time he had achieved 9 night victories and was very close to reaching his wartime total of 266 sorties (159 as a recon pilot, 80 as a bomber pilot and 27 as a night-fighter pilot).

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