Date of birth:

May 22nd, 1912 (Wiesbaden/Hesse, German Empire)

Date of death:

October 21st, 1941 (Libya)

Nationality:

German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

MIA ditched 70 km N of Benghazi, reported engine trouble with his Ju-88 A-5.
Declared dead the 17.12.1957

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Unit:

Fliegerschule Böblingen, Luftwaffe

Awarded on:

1935

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Leutnant (Pilot Officer)

Awarded on:

April 6th, 1941

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Leutnant (Pilot Officer)

Unit:

4. Staffel, II. Gruppe, Lehrgeschwader 1, Luftwaffe

Awarded on:

July 5th, 1941

Awarded for his distinguished record as a bomber pilot during the first couple years of the war. He and his crew were especially adept at destroying enemy shipping in the Mediterranean. They sunk an 8000 GRT freighter and a destroyer, and damaged 2 heavy cruisers and 2 destroyers.

• - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
  - URBANKE, AXEL & KAISER, JOCHEN, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Kampfflieger, Luftfahrtverlag-Start, 2011.
  - wehrmacht-awards.com/
  - Luftwaffe Officer Career Summaries