▁attitude ▁toward ▁the ▁controvers ies . ▁ ▁John ▁was ▁a ▁man ▁of ▁culture , ▁well - vers ed ▁in ▁spiritual ▁and ▁in ▁sec ular ▁literature , ▁but ▁he ▁frequently ▁showed ▁great ▁cred ul ity , ▁and ▁took ▁delight ▁in ▁reporting ▁the ▁observations ▁of ▁others , ▁which ▁has ▁made ▁his ▁work ▁of ▁such ▁great ▁value ▁for ▁medieval ists . ▁ ▁Category : 1 3 0 0 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 4 th - century ▁death s ▁Category : Sw iss ▁chron ic lers ▁Category : Sw iss ▁Francis c ans ▁Category : 1 4 th - century ▁histor ians ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Winter thur ▁Category : Sw iss ▁histor ians ▁Category : Sw iss ▁male ▁writers <0x0A> </s> ▁Wolfgang ▁Sch ell mann ▁( 2 ▁March ▁ 1 9 1 1 ▁– ▁ 2 2 ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 1 ) ▁was ▁a ▁German ▁pilot ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁He ▁commanded ▁J G ▁ 2 ▁and ▁J G ▁ 2 7 . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁recip ient ▁of ▁the ▁Knight ' s ▁Cross ▁of ▁the ▁Iron ▁Cross . ▁Sch ell mann ▁was ▁cred ited ▁with ▁ 2 5 ▁vict ories ▁in ▁over ▁ 1 5 0 ▁combat ▁miss ions . ▁He ▁recorded ▁ 1 2 ▁vict ories ▁during ▁the ▁Spanish ▁Civil ▁War . ▁Of ▁his ▁ 1 3 ▁vict ories ▁recorded ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁ 1 2 ▁were ▁claimed ▁over ▁the ▁Western ▁Front ▁and ▁one ▁over ▁the ▁Eastern ▁Front . ▁ ▁Career ▁Wolfgang ▁Sch ell mann ▁started ▁his