Date of birth:

March 16th, 1918 (Rottach-Egern/Bavaria, Germany)

Date of death:

October 31st, 1973 (Rottach-Egern/Bavaria, Germany)

Nationality:

German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Flew a total of 1060 sorties, including 190 with the Fw 190 and about 140 in support of the Germans at Stalingrad. Over the course of his career he destroyed the following enemy materiel…

- 8 aerial victories
- 120+ tanks (with bombs)
- 2 troop transports
- 1 Flak cruiser (damaged)

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• - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
  - OBERMAIER, ERNST, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe, Verlag Dieter Hoffmann, Mainz, 1976.
  - 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.
  - Luftwaffe Officer Career