Date of birth:

April 2nd, 1915 (Berlin/Brandenburg, Germany)

Date of death:

October 25th, 2007 (Göttingen/Lower Saxony, Germany)

Nationality:

German

1936: entered the Heere as officer candidate in Reiter-Regiment 1 in Insterburg
01.01.1938: promoted to Leutnant
1939: Zugführer, 2./ Reiter-Regiment 1 - campaign in Poland
1940: Ordonnanz-Offizier then Adjutant, I./ Reiter-Regiment 1 - campaign in France
01.09.1941: WIA
01.11.1941: Chef, 4./ Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment 21 - 24. Panzer-Division
17.11.1942: promoted to Hauptmann and commanded a Kampfgruppe outside of the Stalingrad pocket
1943: Führer, 1./ Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment 21
17.09.1943: transferred to the 29. Panzer-Grenadier-Division as Führer, III./ Grenadier-Regiment 15
01.02.1944: promoted to Major (46)
19.02.1944: severely WIA and reported MIA
20.02.1944 : captured by US troops in Anzio and US POW
1946: released
1956: joined the Bundeswehr as Major
09.1971: retired as Oberstleutnant

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• Photo 1: Known to STIWOT
• Photo 2:
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