Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Akazvarwa muFlensburg, Baagoe akabatana neLuftwaffe uye akadzidziswa kuva mutyairi wendege yehondo. Akapiwa ku "Zerstörergeschwader" 26 "Horst Wessel" (ZG 26<unk>26th Destroyer Wing) uye akabhururuka mishoni yake yekutanga munguva ye "Phoney War" nguva pa
Channel Yokumberi. Akatora kukunda kwake kwokutanga mumhepo panguva yeHondo yeFrance musi wa 12 May 1940. Akabva apinda muHondo yeBritain asati aendeswa kuMediterranean Front. Pana 20 April 1941, Baagoe akava mumwe wevatyairi vemapurisa vanonzi vakadonhedza Royal Air Force ace Marmaduke Pattle. Musi waMay 14, Baagoe akapfurwa ndokuurawa muhondo paHeraklion, Crete. Pashure pokufa kwake, akapiwa menduru yeKnight's Cross yeIron Cross.