Date of birth:

August 18th, 1912 (Treuenbrietzen, Jüterborg/Brandenburg/Kingdom of Prussia, Germany)

Date of death:

April 7th, 1982 (Seeheim-Jugenheim/Hesse, Germany)

Nationality:

German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

01.04.1935: entered service with the Heer Infanterie
01.11.1936: transferred to the Luftwaffe and sent to FFS Salzwedel for pilot training
01.04.1937: Oberfähnrich, RLM pool (Schul.Etat), promoted to Leutnant - RDA 01.04.1936
15.06.1937: Lt, transferred to FFS C Neuruppin for advanced pilot training
16.08.1937: Lt, III. Gruppe, St.G. 162 for continued pilot training
01.01.1938: Lt, I. Gruppe, St.G. 163 as a pilo
01.05.1939: Lt, Flugzeugführer, I. Gruppe, Stuka-Geschwader 2 "Immelmann"
00.09.1939-01.03.1940: Lt, Techn.Offz., TO, I. Gruppe, St.G. 2 "Immelmann"
09.11.1939: Lt, awarded the E.K. II
00.04.1940-.00.07.1941: Lt, Techn.Offz., TO, Stab, St.G. 2
06.06.1940: Lt, awarded the E.K. I
00.04.1941: promoted to Oberleutnant
01.08.1941: Oberleutnant, Staka, 8. Staffel, St.G. 2
20.10.1941: Oblt., awarded the Ehrenpokal
23.11.1941: Oblt., awarded the Ritterkreuz, Staka, 8. Staffel, St.G. 2
01.12.1941: Oblt., Generalstab training at the Luftkriegsakademie Berlin-Gatow with no evidence of completion
01.03.1942: promoted to Hauptmann
15.09.1942: removed from the list of Lw.-Generalstab candidates
01.10.1942: Hptm, Kdr., I. Gruppe, St.G. 2
00.05.1943: Hptm., intermittent acting Kdr., II. Gruppe, St.G. 2
10.05.1943: Hptm. in Führerreserve Ob.d.L., transferred to III. Gruppe, Kampfgeschwader 101
Flew a total of 339 sorties with the Ju 87

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• - OBERMAIER, ERNST, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe, Verlag Dieter Hoffmann, Mainz, 1976.
  - PATZWALL, K. D., Der Ehrenpokal für besondere Leistung im Luftkrieg, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2008.
  - Luftwaffe Officer Career