Date of birth:

July 15th, 1916 (Byschke/Posen, Germany)

Date of death:

November 12th, 1979 (Eggenfelden/Bavaria, Germany)

Nationality:

German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Flew a total of 577 sorties, including 226 with the Fw 190, credited with 11 air victories.
Shot down 7 times, wounded once, two crash landings behind enemy lines, but able to return after both.
His first known victory, a Soviet LaGG-3 on 11 May, 1944. A 2nd, an R-5 on 8 July, 1944. A 3rd, an R-5 on 20 July, 1944. A 4th, an La-5 on 6 October, 1944.

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