Date of birth:

December 6th, 1917 (Wiesenthal-Löwenberg/Silesia, Germany)

Date of death:

June 12th, 1976 (Bad Hersfeld/Hesse, Germany)

Nationality:

German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Flew a total of over 580 sorties, achieving 48 aerial victories including 14 four-engined bombers.
00.01.1942: Feldwebel, assigned to 8. Staffel, Jagdgeschwader 51 for completion of fighter training
04.08.1942: Fw., in 8./ JG 51, 1st victory, an Il-2 Sturmovic
18.03.1943: Leutnant, 8./ JG 51, 2nd victory, a MiG-3
05.07.1943: Lt., Stab, III./ JG 51, 3rd victory, a MiG-3
06.07.1943: Lt., Stab, III./ JG 51, 4th victory, a LaGG-5
15.07.1943: Lt., Stab, III./ JG 51, 5th victory, a P-39 Airacobra
18.08.1943: Lt., Stab, III./ JG 51, 6th victory, LaGG-3
00.04.1944: transferred to 9. Staffel, Jagdgeschwader 3 'Udet'
08.04.1944: Lt., 11./ JG 3, 7th victory, a B-17 North West of Braunschweig
11.04.1944: Lt., 11./ JG 3, 8th and 9th victory, a B-17 Flying Fortress and a P-38 Lightning 20 km West of Haldersleben and his 10th a B-17 Flying Fortress at Rostock, Laage-Güstrow
18.04.1944: Lt., 11./ JG 3, 11th and 12th victory, two B17s Flying Fortress
19.04.1944: Lt., 11./ JG 3, 13th victory, a B17 Flying Fortress
22.04.1944-25.07.1944: Lt., 11./ JG 3, Staka, 6./ JG 3
24.04.1944: Lt., 11./ JG 3, 15th and 16th victory, two B-17 Flying Fortress South of Landshut
29.04.1944: Lt., 6./ JG 3, 17th, a B-17 Flying Fortress
08.05.1944: Lt., 6./ JG 3, 18th and 19th, two B-24s Liberator
13.05.1944: Lt., 6./ JG 3, 20th victory, a P-51 Mustang at Jördenstorf-Demmin
19.05.1944: Lt., 6./ JG 3, 21st victory, a B-17 Flying Fortress
30.05.1944: Lt., 6./ JG 3, 22nd victory, a P-51 Mustang
25.07.1944-15.03.1945: Lt., Staka, 9./ JG 3, 25th victory, a P-51 at Dourden
19.05.1944: Lt., 6./ JG 3, unhurt when Bf 109 G-6 coded 'Yellow 3' lost in mid-air collision South East of Wittenberge - bailed out safely
12.06.1944: Lt., 6./ JG 3, 23rd victory, a P-47 Thunderbolt
24.07.1944: Lt., 6./ JG 3, 24th victory, a P-51 Mustang
25.07.1944: Lt., Stafü, 6./ JG 3, Lt., 6./ JG 3, 25th victory, a P-51 Mustang then WIA when Bf 109 G-6 lost to P-51s near Nogent-le-Roi, 15 km South East of Dreux
14.08.1944: Lt., 9./ JG 3, 26th victory, a P-47 Thunderbolt
18.08.1944: Lt., 9./ JG 3, 27th victory, a P-51 Mustang
22.08.1944: Lt., 9./ JG 3, 28th victory, a P-47 Thunderbolt
18.12.1944: Lt., 9./ JG 3, 29th victory, a P-47 Thunderbolt
00.12.1944: Lt., Stafü, 9./ JG 3
01.01.1945: Lt., Stafü, 9./ JG 3, 30th victory, a Tempest V

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