As part of Jagdgeschwader 51 operating near Tunis, Schultz scored his first western victory on 1 December, downing a Spitfire.

In December, the Gruppe was very successful over the new American pilots - claiming 50 victories while losing only two of their own.

[1] In August, orders transferred II./JG 51 to Munich to retrain as a specialist anti-bomber unit.

[2] With Romania's surrender to Soviet forces in late August, and its subsequent declaration of war against Germany, II./JG 51 retreated to Yugoslavia.

Left as final air-cover for the army retreating out of Greece, 6./JG 51 reportedly engaged their former allies in Romanian-flown Bf 109s.