Born: 04.01.1914 in Köln - Mühlheim
Died: 27.03.2011 in Hamburg
joined the 4th Company of 3. (Preuß.) Kraftfahr-Abteilung as a volunteer on 01.03.1933,
transferred in October 1935 to the 8th Company of Panzerregiment 1 and pursued the career of an Unteroffizier,
served as Unteroffizier and Feldwebel with the 8th Company until March 1941 in a varity of functions,
served from March 1941 until June 1941 with Heeres-Unteroffiziersschule Putlos and after that, with Panzer-Ersatz-Abteilung 1,
served from October 1941 until December 1941 with the rear services of Army Group Center (Soviet Union) and then again, with Panzer-Ersatz-Abteilung 1,
served in1942 as a NCO instructor in occupied France,
rejoined Panzerregiment 1 (staff II. Abteilung) in September 1943,
transferred in May 1944 to Panzer-Ersatzabteilung 1 and in October the same year to Panzer-Ersatz-Abteilung 500 at Paderborn, training with Panzerkampfwagen VI Tiger and Jagdtiger,
served from January 1945 until the end of the war as a platoon leader with schwere Panzerjäger Abteilung 512 (Jagdtiger),
US-captivity in Austria until 30.05.1945, last rank: Oberfeldwebel,
settled after the war in East Germany and moved in 1954 to West Germany,
joined the newly formed Bundeswehr in 1960 and served withPanzerlehrbataillon 93, Heeres-Offizier-Schule and Panzergrenadier-Bataillon 172 in Hamburg,
regularly took part in the meetings of 1. Panzerdivision, Panzerregiment 1 as well as in the Volkstrauertag at Panzertruppenschule Munster
Awards:
Panzer Assault Badge in Silver (1944), Eastern Front Medal (1942)
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