Date of birth:

March 10th, 1918 (Stuttgart/Württemberg, Germany)

Date of death:

July 25th, 2012 (Esslingen)

Nationality:

German

Promotions:
01.08.1939: Leutnant - RDA 01.09.1939
01.10.1941: Oberleutnant
01.04.1944: Hauptmann i.G. - RDA 01.10.1943

Career:
00.00.1939: Leutnant, Flugzeugführer, 9.Staffel, Kampfgeschwader 2
26.05.1940 Lt., 9./ KG 2, Do 17 Z coded 'U5+BT' damaged over Ostend then crashed on landing at St.Marie airfield
17.08.1940-18.09.1940: Lt. and Stafü, 10./ KG 2
18.09.1940: Lt., 9./ KG 2
00.01.1941: Lt., Adjutant, IV. Gruppe, KG 2
00.00.1941: Major beim Stabe, II. Gruppe, KG 2
00.05.1941: Lt., 9. /KG 2 may have led 3 Do 17 Z formation in a flypast over the Acropolis for a famous propaganda photo - unconfirmed
20.05.1941: Lt., 9./ KG 2, WIA - Do 17 Z damaged by MG fire over Chania, Crete
15.06.1942: Olt., Adjutant and Ia, Stab, KG 2
00.00.1944: Generalstabsoffizier, Luftkriegsakademie Berlin-Gatow
16.06.1944: Hptm., Ia op 1, IV. Flieger-Korps
00.10.1944: Stab, Komm.Gen.d.Dt.Lw. in Dänemark
24.11.1944-20.01.1945: Ia, Lg.Kdo. V
01.01.1945: assigned to Genstab
00.01.1945: Stab, Lfl.Kdo. 6 transferred to Führerreserve, OKL

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