Kommodore Major Schellmann 1941 Gefallen 2 March 1911 – 22 June 1941 22-06-1941 Sunday
Career Summaries - Luftwaffe Officers 1935 - 1945
Section S - Z
SCHELLMANN, Wolfgang. (DOB: 02.03.11 in Kassel.). (R). 01.04.30 entered the Heer (Inf.). 01.04.30
received flight training at DVS (to 30.09.31). 01.08.34 trf to the Luftwaffe. (n.d.) was Adj. I./JG 135.
01.03.35 appt Staka 2./JG 135. 01.10.35 promo Oblt. 01.04.37 Oblt., appt Staka 2./JG 135 (to 30.11.37).
19.12.37 Oblt., appt Staka 1. St. J/88 of the Condor Legion in Spain (to 02.09.38). 18.01.38 Oblt., 1. J/88
in Spain. 24.03.38 Oblt., with 1. J/88. 01.07.38 promo to Hptm. 20.07.38 Oblt., 1. J/88. 20.08.38
Hptm., with 1. J/88 in Spain. 09.38 after Spain trf to I./JG 331. (n.d.) in IV./JG 132. 01.04.39 served in a
staff role in Berlin. 06.06.39 promo to Hptm. 06.06.39 Hptm., Stafü 1. J/88 awarded the Spanienkreuzes
in Gold mit Brillanten. 09.39 assigned to Stab I./JG 77. 18.09.39 became acting Staka 3./JG 77 for 5
days. (n.d.) right after Polish campaign served in Stab/Luftflotte 2. 01.12.39 Hptm., in I./JG 3, appt Kdr.
II./JG 2 (to 25.08.40). 15.05.40 Hptm., Stab II./LG 2. 21.08.40 Hptm., appt Kommodore JG 2 (to
19.10.40). 18.09.40 Maj., awarded Ritterkreuz, Kommodore JG 2. 03.11.40 Maj., appt Kommodore JG
27 (to 22.06.41). 22.06.41 Maj., Stab/JG 27 MIA – Bf 109 E-7 (<< +) bailed out vic Kamenki, near
Grodno/NE Poland after his plane was struck by debris from an I-153 of 127 Fighter Aviation Regt. he had
just shot down, captured on landing, and believed executed by the NKVD two days later. (n.d.)
posthumously promo to Obstlt. 01.08.44 officially still listed as MIA. Credited with over 150 combat
missions and 26 air victories, of which 12 in Spain.
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