Date of birth:

October 26th, 1912 (Grunau / Silesia)

Date of death:

April 12th, 1995 (Bayreuth)

Nationality:

German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

01.04.1933: entered the Heer - Inf.-Rgt. 7
01.10.1935: transferred to the Luftwaffe
03.1937: final pilot training - KG 152
05.1937: I./ KG 155
09.1939: 3./ KG 55
01.11.1940: promoted to Oberfeldwebel
07.01.1941: instructor - Erg.St./KG 55
07.09.1941: 2./ KG 55
09.1942: III./ KG 4 then flew many glider tug missions
18.05.1943: Stab./ KG 4
End 1943 - 07.1944: departed for a period of rest
12.1944: flew his final combat sortie
01.04.1945: promoted to Stabsfeldwebel

Pilot credited with over 400 missions

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• Photo 1: Willi Schumacher Collection
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