Wolfgang Schellmann
German flying ace
Died when: 30 years 112 days (363 months)Star Sign: Pisces
Wolfgang Schellmann (2 March 1911 – 22 June 1941) was a German Luftwaffe military aviator during the Spanish Civil War and World War II.As a fighter ace, he is credited with 25 enemy aircraft shot down, including 12 in Spain, 12 on the Western Front and one on the Eastern Front of World War II.
Born in Kassel, he volunteered for service with the Condor Legion during the Spanish Civil War where he commanded the 1.
Staffel (1st squadron) of Jagdgruppe 88 (J/88—88th Fighter Group) and claimed his first aerial victory on 18 January 1938.During World War II, he commanded Jagdgeschwader 2 and Jagdgeschwader 27, and was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 18 September 1940 during the Battle of Britain.
On 22 June 1941, the first day of Operation Barbarossa, Schellmann was posted as missing in action, presumed killed.
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