Date of birth:

July 21st, 1918 (Potsdam, Germany)

Date of death:

February 16th, 1990 (Malente, Germany)

Nationality:

German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

00.12.1936: entered the Luftwaffe
00.02.1938: joined the Stuka branch
01.09.1938: promoted to Leutnant
01.09.1940: promoted to Oberleutnant
00.06.1941: Oblt., Staka 3. Staffel, Stuka-Geschwader 2 'Immelmann'
23.06.1941: Oblt., I. Gruppe, St.G. 2 unhurt? when Ju 87 B-2 was damaged by enemy fire in the vicinity of Wolkowysk
24.07.1941: appointed Staka 7. Staffel, St.G. 2
09.09.1941: Oblt. and Staka, awarded the Ehrenpokal
15.09.1941: Oblt., 7. Staffel, St.G. 2, severely WIA when Ju 87 R-4 was shot down in the vicinity of Federowskoje by light AA fire South West of Leningrad – and
hospitalized for many months
05.10.1941: Oblt., awarded Ritterkreuz
00.03.1942: Staka 7. Staffel, St.G. 2
00.07.1942: Oblt., Staka 5. Staffel, St.G. 2
01.09.1942: promoted to Hauptmann (advanced from 01.06.43)
00.05.1943: in Ob.d.L. pool
01.06.1943: in Offiziere z.b.V. / Ob.d.L., transferred to Führer-Reserve Ob.d.L. and ordered to Ausbildungsstelle für Ingenieure d.Lw. for temporary duty
00.06.1943-00.05.1945: Hptm., transferred to the Technischen Akademie d.Lw.
Credited with over 200 missions.

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• Photo 1: Igor Poul
• - OBERMAIER, ERNST, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe, Verlag Dieter Hoffmann, Mainz, 1976.
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