Date of birth:

July 20th, 1920 (Frankenholz/Rhineprovince, Germany)

Date of death:

March 27th, 2015 (Neunkirchen/Saarland, Germany)

Nationality:

German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Walter Schuck reached the rank of Oberleutnant.
He achieved 206 aerial combat victories along with 30 unconfirmed combat victories. 21.9.1943 : promoted Oberfeldwebel.
On 17 June 1944 he recorded 12 aerial combat victories in a single day.
In January 1945 he was transferred to JG 7 and was trained on flight operations of the ME-262.
With this fighter he was able to achieve another 8 aerial combat victories.
In 1945, Schuck was captured by the British.

Do you have more information about this person? Inform us!

• Photo 1: Wilco Vermeer
• Photo: Wilco Vermeer collection, the Netherlands
• - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
  - OBERMAIER, E., Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe, Hoffmann, 1989.
  - PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
  - PATZWALL, K. D., Der Ehrenpokal für besondere Leistung im Luftkrieg, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2008.
  - Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002