Schuck, Walter
- Date of birth:
- July 20th, 1920 (Frankenholz/Rhineprovince, Germany)
- Date of death:
- March 27th, 2015 (Neunkirchen/Saarland, Germany)
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
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.
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Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- May 19th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- June 14th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Feldwebel (Sergeant)
- Unit:
- Flugzeugführer 7. / Jagdgeschwader 5
- Awarded on:
- March 23rd, 1943
Published in the Erhenliste der Luftwaffe on 29th March 1943.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Feldwebel (Sergeant)
- Unit:
- 9. / Jagdgeschwader 5
- Awarded on:
- June 24th, 1943
Award 17/211.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberfeldwebel (Flight Sergeant)
- Unit:
- Flugzeugführer 7. / Jagdgeschwader 5
- Awarded on:
- April 8th, 1944
1130th Award.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
- Unit:
- Flugzeugführer 9. / Jagdgeschwader 5
- Awarded on:
- September 30th, 1944
616th Award.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- July 20th, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Unit:
- III./JG 5
- Awarded on:
- March 9th, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Unit:
- III./JG 5
- Awarded on:
- June 16th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Feldwebel (Sergeant)
- Unit:
- III./JG 5
- Awarded on:
- July 10th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Feldwebel (Sergeant)
- Unit:
- III./JG 5
- Awarded on:
- January 26th, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Unit:
- Kampfgeschwader 54
- Awarded on:
- August 21st, 1939
Sources
- 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
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