Würfel began his career on 10 March 1939. In 1942 he was assigned to 9./JG 51. For a brief time he worked as a flight instructor.[1] He accumulated 79 kills while fighting over the Eastern front.[2] On 23 February 1944[2] Würfel was piloting his FW 190 over Rogachev when he collided with another Luftwaffe pilot: Heinrich Dittlmann. Würfel survived and was captured by the Russians.[3] One parachute was seen after the crash.[4] He was a prisoner of war and he contracted Typhus and died at Camp 280/5 near
Stalino.[3][1]
^It is not known how many different aircraft Würfel flew while accumulating his 79 kills, his unit was known for flying the
Messerschmitt Bf 109 in 1943.
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