Tange was born on 22 September 1915 in Hochdonn in the Province of Schleswig-Holstein within the German Empire.

Tange then participated in Operation Barbarossa, by the end of 1941 he claimed 33 more victories.

On 11 July 1943, Tange was posted to the Stabsstaffel of Jagdgeschwader 51 (JG 51—51st Fighter Wing).

On 30 July, his third mission with the Stabsstaffel, Tange was killed in action when his Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A-6 was hit by Soviet anti-aircraft artiller 35 kilometers (22 miles) southwest of Bolkhov.

[4] According to US historian David T. Zabecki, Tange was credited with 68 aerial victories.