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| rdfs:comment | - Oberstleutnant Wolfgang Schellmann (2 March 1911 – 22 June 1941) was German World War II Luftwaffe Ace, commander of JG 2 and JG 27 and a winner of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership - for the fighter pilots, it was a quantifiable measure of skill and combat success. Wolfgang Schellmann was credited with 25 victories in over 150 combat missions. He recorded 12 victories during the Spanish Civil War. Of his 13 victories recorded during World War II, 12 were claimed over the Western front and one over the Eastern front.
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| Title | - Commander of Jagdgeschwader 2 Richthofen
- Commander of Jagdgeschwader 27 Afrika
- Group Commander of II./JG 2
- Squadron Leader of 1.J/88
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| Before | - Maj Bernhard Woldenga
- Oblt Harro Harder
- ObstLt Harry von Bülow-Bothkamp
- none: new unit
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| Years | - --09-03
- --12-19
- --10-22
- --12-15
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| After | - Hptm Karl-Heinz Greisert
- Hptm Siebelt Reents
- Maj Bernhard Woldenga
- Maj Helmut Wick
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| abstract | - Oberstleutnant Wolfgang Schellmann (2 March 1911 – 22 June 1941) was German World War II Luftwaffe Ace, commander of JG 2 and JG 27 and a winner of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership - for the fighter pilots, it was a quantifiable measure of skill and combat success. Wolfgang Schellmann was credited with 25 victories in over 150 combat missions. He recorded 12 victories during the Spanish Civil War. Of his 13 victories recorded during World War II, 12 were claimed over the Western front and one over the Eastern front.
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