 Of his 13 victories recorded during World War II, 12 were claimed over the Western Front and one over the Eastern Front.Wolfgang Schellmann started his combat training as one of the select few German pilots at the Lipetsk fighter-pilot school in the Soviet Union.After his return and upon the official announcement of the new Luftwaffe, he was given command of the new 2./JG 135 squadron, in March 1935.