Date of birth:

April 29th, 1908 (Neuwitz, Germany)

Date of death:

August 28th, 1942 (over Archangelsk/Archangelsk Oblast, Russia)

Nationality:

German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Hauptmann (Flight Lieutenant)

Unit:

Staffelkapitän, 5. Staffel, II. Gruppe, Kampfgeschwader 30 "Adler", Luftwaffe

Awarded on:

August 13th, 1942

Awarded after flying about 125 bomber sorties. By this time he had seriously damaged 5 ships (with 19000 GRT) and destroyed a large number of Soviet aircraft on the ground over the course of 25 raids against airfields in the Murmansk area.

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

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