Date of birth:

August 11th, 1900 (Erfurt/Thuringia, Germany)

Nationality:

German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

- Versuchsboot „UHLENHORST", Kommandant November 1939 - March 1940
- Hilfskreuzer „STIER" (Schiff23), Kommandant April 1940 - September 1942
- Kapitän zur See April 1st 1942
- Seekommandant Petersburg (R), March 1943 - August 1943
- Seekommandant Peleponneses September 1943 - September 1944
- Seekommandant Nordholland November 1944 - End of the War
- Discharged March 2nd 1946.
- Died in 1970.

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