Born: 26.11.1916 in Rheidt
Died: 03.11.1942 in Ödekoven
joined Panzerregiment 1 after 1935,
served during the Polish and French Campaigns with the 3rd Company,
remained in service of Panzerregiment 1 after 1940,
severely wounded in 1942,
died in a hospital in Ödekoven on 03.11.1942