About the Author

Credited with 206 confirmed aerial victories, Walter Schuck is among the most famous of WWII Luftwaffe fighter aces. His fellow comrades respected him for his outstanding combat skills, his courage and boldness but above all, they admired him for his chivalrousness in the air and his deep sympathy for downed comrades or defeated opponents. They also named him: Eagle of the Tundra and Northern Knight.