Born: 17.12.1919 in Erfurt
joined Panzerregiment 1 in November 1938,
served with the staff of II. Abteilung during the Polish and French Campaigns,
severely wounded in France 1940,
judged as unfit for further frontline service,
promoted to Unteroffizier,
served after 1941 in various training units until the end of the war (Wünsdorf, Ohrdruf), last rank: Feldwebel,
short US captivity,
settled after the war in West Germany,