Date of birth:

August 1st, 1908 (Chemnitz/Kingdom of Saxony, Germany)

Date of death:

December 17th, 1990 (Penzing/Munich, Germany)

Nationality:

German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Flew a total of 140 bomber sorties.

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Oberleutnant der Reserve (1st Lieutenant of Reserves)

Unit:

Flugzeugführer 2./Kampfgeschwader 40

Awarded on:

September 18th, 1941

Awarded after about 80 sorties, primarily against shipping targets near Norway and in the North Atlantic. He proved himself a successful pilot here, sinking several ships with a total of 55000 GRT.

• Photo 1: Known to STIWOT
• - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
  - URBANKE, AXEL & KAISER, JOCHEN, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Kampfflieger, Luftfahrtverlag-Start, 2011.