Date of birth:

July 7th, 1917 (Danzig)

Date of death:

January 30th, 1944 (over Bodenwerder, 40 km South of Hannover)

Buried on:

German War Graves Hameln
Grave: UNK.

Nationality:

German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Promotions:
Leutnant
Oberleutnant
April 01st, 1943: Hauptmann

Career:
January 16th, 1941: his 1st & 2nd victories, two Blenheims at the Church Fenton airfield
February 10th,1941-February 11th, 1941: 3rd, a Blenheim near the West Raynham
April 09th, 1941-April 10th, 1941: 4th, a Wellington at Cambridge
July 09th, 1941: 5th, a Hampden 5 km northeast of Feltwell
August 08th, 1941: 6th, a Wellington 70 km northeast of great Yarmouth
September 10th, 1942: 7th, a Wellington south of Biervliet
September 17th, 1942: 8th, a Wellington 2 km west of Egmond
December 17th, 1942: two Wellingtons
January 30th, 1944: Kdr., I. Gruppe, Nachtjagdgeschwader 2, KIA - Ju 88C-6 Werknummer 720.936 coded "R4 + ??" shot down by B-17 return fire and crashed at Bodenwerder, near Dorf an der Weser - remaining crew:
-Feldwebel Heinz Krüger, Bordfunker, KIA
-Unteroffizier Georg Frieben, Bordschütze, bailed safely
Pilot credited with 11 to 15 victories

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