

He claimed the majority of his victories over the Eastern Front, and 25 over the Western Front, including four four-engined bombers.īorn in Schrimm in the Province of Posen, Wilcke volunteered for military service in the Reichswehr of the Third Reich in 1934. Wolf-Dietrich Wilcke (11 March 1913 – 23 March 1944) was a German Luftwaffe pilot during World War II, a fighter ace credited with 162 enemy aircraft shot down in 732 combat missions.


Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
