Date of birth:

February 5th, 1921 (Örel/Hannover, Bremervoerde, Germany)

Nationality:

German

01.10.1939: 3./ Fl.Ausb.Rgt. 62
12.11.1939: LKS 5
00.00.1940: Erg/ NJG 2
01.07.1940: FFS C Ohlau
30.11.1940: trained at BFS 5
01.02.1941: promoted to Leutnant
18.03.1941: in BFS 5
24.03.1941: 3./ KGr.z.b.V. 104
07.11.1941: Erg.St./ NJG 2
22.02.1942: Lt., Erg./ NJG 2
12/13.04.1942: Lt., 7./ NJG 2
26.06.1942: Lt., Erg/ NJG 2
28.08.1942: Lt., III./ NJG 2
00.08.1942: Stab III./ NJG 2
01.10.1942: IV./ NJG 3
01.02.1943: promoted to Oberleutnant (Tr.O.)
21.04.1943: Oblt., 10./ NJG 3
00.04.1943: Stab IV./ NJG 3
21.04.1943: Oblt., Stab IV./ NJG 3
24.08.1943: Oblt., 10./ NJG 3
00.08.1943-00.11.1943: Oblt., Staka 10./ NJG 3
18.11.1943: Oblt.,10./ NJG 3
24.02.1944: Oblt., 10./ NJG 3
01.05.1944: promoted to Hauptmann
10/11.06.1944: Hptm. in 10./ NJG 3, WIA in left shoulder – in Ju 88 G-1 coded 'D5+AV' shot up by AA fire and bailed out south of Caen in Normandy
13.06.1944: awarded the DKiG
00.08.1944: in 12./ NJG 3
29.09.1944: Hptm., II./ NJG 3
27.10.1944-00.10.1944: Hptm., Kdr., II./ NJG 3
00.10.1944-15.03.1945: with 14./ SG 151 and NSGr. 20
16.03.1945: with 14./ SG 151
23.04.1945: with NSGr. 20
30.04.1945: flew his last combat sortie
Credited with 241 combat missions, and 11 night and 5 day victories
00.00.1945: apparently nominated for the Ritterkreuz
00.00.1956: joined the Bundesluftwaffe
00.04.1980: retired as Oberstleutnant

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