Date of birth:

June 17th, 1920 (Cottbus, Germany)

Date of death:

May 18th, 1944 (Scandriglia, Rieti, Italy)

Buried on:

German War Cemetery Pomezia
Plot: C. Grave: 956.

Nationality:

German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

01.10.1938: joined the Luftwaffe
00.00.1940: Leutnant, transferred to II./ ZG 76
04.01.1942-08.06.1942: Leutnant, Staka 5./ ZG 1
25.01.1942: Lt., 5./ ZG 1, unhurt - Bf 110 E-1 belly-landed near Brjansk airfield due to damage from enemy fire
05.03.1942: awarded the Ehrenpokal
01.04.1942: promoted to Oberleutnant
11.06.1942: Staka in II./ ZG 76
01.10.1942-08.10.1942: Oblt., Staka 5./ ZG 1
08.10.1942: WIA, South of Fronarberg during a test flight - Bf 110 E-1 coded 'S9+JN'
14.11.1942 or 30.11.1942: Oblt. and Staffelkapitän in a Zerstörergeschwader, awarded the DKiG
00.01.1943: transferred to II./ SKG 10
10.06.1943: Oblt. in II./ ZG 1, transferred to Höh.Jagd-u.Zerst.Kdo. for further assignment
00.06.1943: appointed Gr.Adj. II./ SKG 10
01.09.1943: with Höh.Jagdu.Zerst.Kdo., promoted to Hauptmann - RDA 01.03.1944
18.10.1943-18.05.1944: Oblt., appointed Kdr. II./ SG 4
26.03.1944: awarded the Ritterkreuz after being mentioned in the OKW Report two days earlier
18.05.1944: Hptm., Kdr. II./ SG 4, KIA – Fw 190 A-6 shot down by a Spitfire near Scandriglia, near Rieti, Italy over the Anzio (Nettuno) beachhead area bailed out but struck the tail fin
00.09.1944: posthumously promoted to Major
Pilot credited with 300 missions and at least one aerial victory

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