Date of birth:

August 27th, 1910 (Busendorf/Lorraine, France)

Date of death:

January 11th, 1992 (Wildenroth/Bavaria, Germany)

Nationality:

German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Promotions:
January 1st, 1935: Leutnant;
October 1st, 1935: Oberleutnant;
March 1st, 1939: Hauptmann;
April 1st, 1942: Major;
?: Oberst (Bundeswehr).

Flew a total of 256 sorties as a bomber/transport pilot.

Career:
?: DVS Braunschweig;
?: Lehrer DVS Schleissheim;
February 1934: Reichswehr;
?: Infanterie-Regiment 10;
January 1st, 1935: Luftwaffe;
?: Erprobungsstelle Rechlin;
July 1st, 1938: Chef, 2. Fliegerkompanie, Luftwaffen-Schul und Versuchs-Regiment;
August 1st, 1938: Staffelkapitän, 1. Staffel, Lern-Abteilung 100, Kampfgruppe 100;
July 16th, 1941: Ausbildungsleiter, Blindfliegschule Neuburg;
?: Ausbildungsleiter, Blindfliegschule Wesendorf;
January 1943: Kommandeur, Kampfgruppe z.b.V. 20;
March 30th, 1943: Kommandeur, Blindfliegschule 7;
April 8th, 1943: Angriffsführer England/mdFb, I. Gruppe, Kampfgeschwader 66;
June 5th, 1943: Kommandeur, I. Gruppe, Kampfgeschwader 66;
February 1963 - June 1965: Kommandeur, Waffenschule der Luftwaffe 50 (Bundeswehr).

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• Photo 1: Known to STIWOT
• - URBANKE, AXEL & KAISER, JOCHEN, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Kampfflieger, Luftfahrtverlag-Start, 2011.
  - Luftwaffe Officer Career Summaries, Section S-Z, Version: 01.04.2019., By: Henry L. deZeng IV and Douglas G. Stankey
  - Waffenschule der Luftwaffe 50