Wolfgang Böwing-Treuding was born on 28 January 1922 at Hamburg. Böwing-Treuding participated in the invasion of Russia serving with JG 51. Leutnant Böwing-Treuding was assigned to 8./JG 51. He recorded his first victory on 13 July when he shot down a Russian DB-3 twin-engine bomber. Böwing-Treuding recorded one further victory with this unit, a Russian SB-3 twin engine bomber shot down on 29 July. By late August 1941, Leutnant Böwing-Treuding, was serving with 12./JG 51. He recorded his first victory with his new unit on 28 August, when he shot down a Russian SB-2 twin-engine bomber for his third victory. Böwing-Treuding claimed a Russian I-61 fighter shot down on 17 December to record his 10th victory. By June 1942, Böwing Treuding was serving with the Stabsstaffel of IV./JG 51. He had 17 victories to his credit at this time. On 1 August, Böwing-Treuding shot down a Russian Il-2 Sturmovik ground-attack aircraft to record his 20th victory. Böwing-Treuding was appointed Staffelkapitän of 10./JG 51 on 18 December 1942. His victory total had climbed to 26 by this time. Böwing-Treuding participated in many ground attack missions against Russian ground targets at this time. However, opportunities for aerial combat occurred, including, on 30 October, when Böwing-Treuding claimed three Russian Il-2 Sturmovik ground-attack aircraft shot down (34-36). By the end of 1942, he had raised his victory total to 39. On 11 February 1943, Böwing Treuding was performing a ground attack mission on Russian motor vehicles near Velikiye Luki when his Fw 190 A-4 (WNr 5777) was hit by ground fire. He was killed in the resulting crash. Böwing-Treuding was posthumously awarded the Ritterkreuz on 24 March.
    Wolfgang Böwing Treuding was credited with 46 victories. All his victories were recorded over the Eastern front and included at least 16 Il-2 Sturmoviks.
 

No	Date	Time	A/c Type	Unit	Location
1	13.7.1941	9:55	DB-3	8./JG 51	-
2	29.7.1941	4:20	SB-3	8./JG 51	-
3	28.8.1941	13:00	SB-2	12./JG 51	-
4	15.10.1941	7:21	I-61	12./JG 51	-
5	23.10.1941	14:25	I-61	12./JG 51	-
6	24.10.1941	13:19	I-18	12./JG 51	-
7	4.11.1941	8:55	DB-3	12./JG 51	-
8	5.11.1941	9:15	I-16	12./JG 51	-
9	4.12.1941	7:55	LaGG-3	12./JG 51	-
10	17.12.1941	13:30	I-61	12./JG 51	-
11	30.12.1941	14:57	Pe-2	12./JG 51	-
12	8.1.1942	10:35	R-10	12./JG 51	-
13	18.1.1942	14:22	R-5	12./JG 51	-
14	21.3.1942	15:55	Pe-2	12./JG 51	-
15	28.3.1942	13:40	Pe-2	12./JG 51	-
16	5.4.1942	12:21	Pe-2	12./JG 51	-
17	17.4.1942	8:51	Pe-2	12./JG 51	-
18	5.6.1942	18:21	Il-2	Stab IV./JG 51	-
19	6.7.1942	19:35	Il-2	Stab IV./JG 51	-
20	1.8.1942	12:34	Il-2	Stab IV./JG 51	46 212: tiefflug
21	2.8.1942	14:58	Pe-2	Stab IV./JG 51	47 564: at 800 m.
22	2.8.1942	17:35	Pe-2	Stab IV./JG 51	47 561: at 1.800 m.
23	5.8.1942	10:22	Il-2	Stab IV./JG 51	47 872: at 200 m.
24	6.8.1942	18:54	Il-2	Stab IV./JG 51	56 381: tiefflug
25	9.8.1942	8:15	MiG-3	Stab IV./JG 51	56 144: tiefflug
26	13.8.1942	18:52	Il-2	Stab IV./JG 51	56 182: tiefflug
27	23.8.1942	14:42	Il-2	11./JG 51	48 594: at 200 m.
28	2.9.1942	7:15	Il-2	11./JG 51	NW Rzhev: at 300 m.
29	5.9.1942	11:21	Il-2	11./JG 51	NNW Rzhev: at 600 m.
30	7.9.1942	16:50	Pe-2	11./JG 51	W Rzhev: at 5.700 m.
31	10.9.1942	7:08	Pe-2	11./JG 51	47 843: at 2.300 m.
32	10.9.1942	14:14	Pe-2	11./JG 51	56 541: at 4.500 m.
33	13.9.1942	17:24	Il-2	11./JG 51	45 513: no height
34	30.10.1942	9:25	Il-2	11./JG 51	Puschjanik: at 1.000 m.
35	30.10.1942	9:27	Il-2	11./JG 51	Kurino: at 1.000 m.
36	30.10.1942	10:45	Il-2	11./JG 51	Delogusovo: at 300 m.
37	17.12.1942	10:55	MiG-3	10./JG 51	2km E Location: 200 m.
38	17.12.1942	10:59	Il-2	10./JG 51	1km E Location: 100 m.
39	29.12.1942	9:50	Il-2	10./JG 51	07 593 at 300 m.
40	6.1.1943	8:50	Il-2	10./JG 51	07 593 at 500 m.
41	6.1.1943	10:40	Pe-2	10./JG 51	07 714 at 1.800 m.
42	6.1.1943	10:41	Pe-2	10./JG 51	07 583 at 1.800 m.
43	6.1.1943	10:58	Pe-2	10./JG 51	07 594 at 1.500 m.
44	7.1.1943	12:09	Pe-2	10./JG 51	07 593: tiefflug
45	26.1.1943	13:55	Pe-2	10./JG 51	07 892: at 4.000 m.
46	3.2.1943	14:01	Pe-2	10./JG 51	25 462 at 5.600 m.