In 1923, he completed his engineering studies by gaining a diploma from the Technical University of Berlin. In 1926, he obtained his Doctor of Philosophy on the topic Rechnerische und experimentelle Untersuchungen über Wärmebeherrschung und Leistungssteigerung in luftgekühlten Flugmotorenzylindern – calculated and experimental studies on heat control and performance improvement in air-cooled aircraft engine cylinders.