Leo Scumacher is mostly known for serving as the wingman for Heinz Bär while he flew in JG 1. However he was himself an accomplished fighter-pilot, credited with a total of 23 confirmed victories, including 10 four-engine bombers.

Schumacher started out as an Me 110 pilot flying in 2./ZG 76. He eventually recived the Rittekreuz on 1 March 1945, scoring his last kill while flying the Me 262 in JV 44 as a Leutnant.