Date of birth:

February 20th, 1920 (Michelau/Oberfranken)

Date of death:

July 11th, 2001

Nationality:

German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

01.09.1939: joined the Luftwaffe
00.09.1940: trained with JFS 5
28.02.1941: Erg.St./ JG 26, first posting was 9./ JG 26
19.08.1942: Leutnant, Staka 9./ JG 26
01.02.1943: promoted to Oberleutnant
16.02.1943 Oblt., 9./ JG 26
26.02.1943-13.05.1943: Oblt., Staka 4./ JG 26
05.04.1943: Oblt., 4. /JG 26
13.05.1943: Oblt., 3./ Erg.JGr. Ost, seriously WIA - Fw 190 A-4 coded 'White 9' after being shot down by Spitfires of RNZAF No. 331 Sqdn. near St. Omer, parachute damaged and landed hard - unconscious for 10 days with second degree burns
00.10.1943: out of operations for over 5 months, 1./ Erg.JGr. West then 2./ Erg.JGr.West
31.12.1943: Oblt., Stab/ Erg.JGr. West, minor WIA - Fw 190 A-1 coded 'Yellow 28' shot down in combat with B-17 near Castets
24.01.1944: Oblt., 3./ Erg.JGr. Ost, WIA - Fw 190 A-3 coded 'Yellow 6' crashed on take-off in an accident at Bergerac, and permanently withdrawn from combat duty
00.04.1944: spent remainder of war on staff duties with JG 26, including Adjutant I./ JG 26
11.08.1944: Oblt., flew a recce patrol to the west of Chartres for I./ JG 26
01.01.1945: promoted to Hauptmann
Credited with 7 victories in 104 missions
00.00.1950: manager of a large department store
00.00.1960: minister in the Bundesrepublik

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