Date of birth:

April 6th, 1913 (Bischweiler, Germany)

Date of death:

October 31st, 1943 (Rodon/Rodoni Cape, Albania)

Buried on:

German War Cemetery Tirana

Nationality:

German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

21.05.1940: 1st victory a Morane 406 at Compiegne as Leutnant, 7./ JG 2
26.05.1940: 2nd victory a Morane 406 at Amiens as Leutnant, 7./ JG 2
04.08.1941: 1 victory as Leutnant, 8./ JG 52
23.03.1942: 1 victory as Leutnant, 8./ JG 52
20.04.1942: Leutnant, awarded the Ehrenpokal
09.05.1942: 1 victory as Leutnant, 8./ JG 52
01.08.1943: a B-24 downed during the Ploesti raid as Oberleutnant, 11./ JG 27
08.-31.10.1943: Oberleutnant, Staka 11./ JG 27
10.-31.10.1943: Oberleutnant, appointed acting Kdr. of IV./ JG 27
07.10.1943: 26th victory a Beaufighter 60 km off Insel Skarpanto Greece as Oberleutnant, 11./ JG 27
10.10.1943: 27th victory a B-17 n° 42-30446 of 348BS/99BG, piloted by Lt.Gilmore, west of Megara Tunisia as Oberleutnant, 11./ JG 27
25.10.1943: 28th and last victory as Oberleutnant, 11./ JG 27
31.10.1943: KIA with Bf 109 G-6 Werknummer 140056 during combat with a P-38 in the vicinity of the Cape of Rodon in Albania
20.03.1944: Oberleutnant, posthumously awarded DKiG, IV./ JG 27
Pilot credited with 28 victories

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• - PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
  - PATZWALL, K. D., Der Ehrenpokal für besondere Leistung im Luftkrieg, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2008.
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