Walter Schuck ( German: Walter Schuck ) ( July 30 , 1920 , Frankenholz, Saarland - March 27, 2015 ) - German pilot ace of World War II . He served in the Luftwaffe from 1937 until the end of the war - May 8, 1945 . He flew with JG 5 on the Polar Front and JG 7 , participating in operations to protect the Reich from Allied bombing raids . On the account of Shuk, 206 enemy aircraft shot down (including 8 victories on the Me-262 jet) won by him in more than 500 sorties. Awarded the Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves .
| Walter Schuck | ||||||
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| Nickname | Sohndel | |||||
| Date of Birth | July 30, 1920 | |||||
| Place of Birth | Frankenholz , Saarland | |||||
| Date of death | March 27, 2015 (94 years old) | |||||
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| Affiliation |  Germany | |||||
| Type of army |  Luftwaffe | |||||
| Years of service | 1937-1945 | |||||
| Rank | lieutenant | |||||
| Part | JG 5 , JG 7 | |||||
| Commanded | 10./ JG 5 , 3. / JG 7 | |||||
| Battles / wars | The Second World War | |||||
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Content
- 1 Early years
- 2 World War II
- 2.1 Polar Front
- 2.2 Me-262
- 3 Awards
- 4 Sources
- 5 Links
- 6 notes
The early years
Shuk's father was a miner, went through the First World War , having survived the horrors of which, during his son’s growing up, he always advised him by any means to avoid serving in the Wehrmacht infantry. The consequence of this influence, as well as the lack of other employment places, on November 3, 1937, Walter Schuck, at the age of 17, voluntarily entered the service in the Luftwaffe.
World War II
Polar Front
In the fall of 1940, after completing flight training, Non-Commissioned Officer Schuck was assigned to JG 3 . Since April 1941 he served in the combat training 1st Squadron JG 3 , on the basis of which in January 1942 the 7. / JG 5 was formed. He won his first air victory on May 15, 1942 . Flying on the Polar Front by April 1943, Walter had in his account 54 shot down aircraft of the USSR Air Force . A year later, in April 1944 , the German ace was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross . At this point, the assets of Shuk had 84 air victories.
On June 15, 1944, Walter won his hundredth victory, all in all, on that day, he sent 6 enemy aircraft to the ground. 2 days later, Shuk achieved an impressive result - in a day he shot down 12 planes at once. More JG 5 pilots did not have more victories in one day.
In August, the ace was appointed commander of the 10th squadron JG 5. This promotion was not given to Walter easily - the discipline in the squadron deteriorated so much that the commander of JG 5 Heinrich Erler was forced to seriously talk with Schuck, after which the military discipline in the unit returned to its proper course .
A few days after declaring his 171st air victory, Shuk was wounded by shattered glass that seriously damaged his face. One of the fragments cut through Walter's cheek, penetrated the jaw and stuck in one of the ace's teeth. The wound was so serious that several operations had to be done to remove the glass at once - Shuk had to go to the hospital. Already after the ace recovered from operations, a notification came of the rewarding of Walter with Oak Leaves to the Knight's Cross
In total, Walter Schuck won 198 air victories on the Eastern Front.
Me-262
In March 1945, Lieutenant Schuck was transferred to JG 7 , at the personal request of Theodor Weissenberger, the commander of this squadron. The unit flew Me-262 fighter jets used to combat the Mosquito British high-speed fighter jets. He made his first flight on Me-262 on March 20 , and on the 24th, there was a debut of Shuk on this fighter.
After the death of the commander of the 3rd Squadron, Hans Waldmann , Theodor Weissenberger on March 26 appointed Walter Schuck to this post.
At the end of April 1945 Me-262 Shuka during a sortie was shot down by American fighters, and he was forced to leave it with a parachute.
Rewards
- Badge For Injury (black)
- Order of the Cross of Liberty
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd degree (May 19, 1942)
- 1st degree (June 14, 1942)
- Luftwaffe Honorary Cup (March 23, 1943) - after the 28th air victory
- Badge Fighter in gold with the pendant "500" (sorties) (January 26, 1943) - sergeant major
- German cross in gold (June 24, 1943) - sergeant major
- Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross (April 8, 1944) - Chief Sergeant Major , pilot of the 7th Squadron JG 5
- Oak Leaves (No. 616) (September 30, 1944) - Lieutenant , pilot of the 9th Squadron JG 5
Sources
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945 . Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5 .
- Morgan, Hugh and Weal, John (1998). German Jet Aces of World War 2 . Orsprey Publishing Limited. ISBN 1-85532-634-5 .
- Patzwall, Klaus D. and Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II . Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 3-931533-45-X .
- Obermaier, Ernst (1989). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe Jagdflieger 1939-1945 (in German). Mainz, Germany: Verlag Dieter Hoffmann. ISBN 3-87341-065-6 .
- Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939-1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen in Bunarchives . Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2 .
- Schuck, Walter (2007). Abschuss! Von der Me 109 zur Me 262 Erinnerungen an die Luftkämpfe beim Jagdgeschwader 5 und 7 . Helios Verlags- und Buchvertriebsgesellschaft. ISBN 978-3-938208-44-1 .
- Toliver, Raymond F. and Constable, Trevor J. (1998). Das waren die Deutschen Jagdflieger-Asse 1939-1945 . Motorbuch Verlag. ISBN 3-87943-193-0 .
Links
- Robert Bailey ASAA . Walter Schuck . Date of treatment March 25, 2007. Archived on September 28, 2007.