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Joachim Muncheberg - Pilot Profile - Joachim Muncheberg

Joachim Muncheberg

Victories : 135
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Country : Germany
Fought in : WW2
Fought for : Axis
Died : 23rd March 1943

This pilot scored 5 or more victories during the Battle of Britain, 10th July - 31st October 1940.

Awarded the Knights Cross of the Iron CrossAwarded Oak Leaves to the Knights CrossAwarded Swords to the Knights Cross
Knights
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Oak LeavesSwords

Joachim Müncheberg was born 18 December 1918

Joachim Müncheberg is credited with 135 enemy aircraft shot down claimed in over 500 combat missions. The majority of his victories were claimed over the Western front with 33 claims over the Eastern Front. Of his 102 aerial victories achieved over the Western Allies are 46 Supermarine Spitfire fighters.

Malta Operations

From February 1941, Müncheberg's staffel became the first Bf-109 unit to operate in the Mediterranean theatre, and from bases in Sicily the staffel was to achieve success out of all proportion to its size, with some 52 victories claimed without losing a single pilot. Müncheberg claimed almost half of these victories. Flying missions over Yugoslavia in support of the German invasion of the Balkans, he also claimed a Yugoslav 'Hawker Fury biplane' on 6 April 1941 and claimed another destroyed on the ground (Both victories were in fact Avia BH-33 biplanes).

In May 1941, Müncheberg was awarded the Oak Leaves and the Italian Medaglia d'Oro and by this time had 43 victories. A 2-month spell in Libya in mid 1941 to support the Afrika Korps saw a further 5 victories claimed.

In August 1941, 7./JG 26 returned to France. Müncheberg was to claim a further 35 victories (including 34 Spitfires) by June 1942. On 19 September, Müncheberg was promoted to the rank of Hauptmann and became Gruppenkommandeur of II/JG 26. On 29 April 1942 Müncheberg probably shot down and killed the Northolt Wing Leader and Polish ace Wing Commander Marian Pisarek.

Russia 1942

In July 1942, Müncheberg was posted to the Eastern Front, joining Jagdgeschwader 51. On 5 September, he claimed his 100th kill. On 9 September, he was awarded the 'Swords' following his 103rd victory. Müncheberg shot down 33 victories over Russian aircraft while being shot down twice himself.

North Africa

Major Müncheberg was appointed Geschwaderkommodore of Jagdgeschwader 77, operating over North Africa and Tunisia. He added 24 victories but force-landed unhurt in his Bf 109-G2 after combat with RAF Kittyhawk fighters on 10 December 1942. In the spring of 1943 Müncheberg became the second German fighter pilot to achieve 100 aerial victories over Anglo-American adversaries.

Müncheberg was killed on 23 March 1943 over Tunisia when his 135th victim, a USAAF 52nd Fighter Group Spitfire exploded in front of him after a close burst of cannon fire. The Spitfire was piloted by Captain Sweetman. Müncheberg managed to bail and landed severely wounded with his parachute. Although the search team recovered him fairly quickly, Müncheberg died on the way to a field hospital.

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Known Victory Claims - Joachim Muncheberg

DATE

PILOT

UNIT

JG

CLAIMED

LOCATION

TIME

FRONT

07/11/1939Ltn. Joachim MünchebergStab III.JG 26BlenheimSW Opladen N. Leverkusen13.43Western Front
11/05/1940Ltn. Joachim MünchebergStab III.JG 26CurtissNNE Antwerpen17.45Western Front
14/05/1940Ltn. Joachim MünchebergStab III.JG 26HurricaneE. Ath 20km NNW Mons18.45Western Front
15/05/1940Ltn. Joachim MünchebergStab III.JG 26HurricaneOverijsche SE Brussels13Western Front
29/05/1940Ltn. Joachim MünchebergStab III.JG 26HurricaneW. Dünkirchen18.1Western Front
31/05/1940Ltn. Joachim MünchebergStab III.JG 26LysanderFurnes-Dünkirchen: 50m15.35Western Front
31/05/1940Ltn. Joachim MünchebergStab III.JG 26HurricaneSW Dünkirchen15.4Western Front
31/05/1940Ltn. Joachim MünchebergStab III.JG 26HurricaneNE Dünkirchen15.45Western Front
31/05/1940Ltn. Joachim MünchebergStab III.JG 26SpitfireDünkirchen-Dover20.3Western Front
28/07/1940Oblt. Joachim MünchebergStab III.JG 26Hurricane15km NE Dover15.15Western Front
08/08/1940Oblt. Joachim MünchebergStab III.JG 26SpitfireNE Margate: 3000m12.55Western Front
14/08/1940Oblt. Joachim MünchebergStab III.JG 26HurricaneDover-Folkstone13.29Western Front
15/08/1940Oblt. Joachim MünchebergStab III.JG 26SpitfireSE Dover16.01Western Front
24/08/1940Oblt. Joachim Müncheberg7JG 26HurricaneAshford12.22Western Front
31/08/1940Oblt. Joachim Müncheberg7JG 26HurricaneNW Braintree: 5500m10Western Front
01/09/1940Oblt. Joachim Müncheberg7JG 26HurricaneW. Goudhurst14.55Western Front
06/09/1940Oblt. Joachim Müncheberg7JG 26HurricaneDungeness10.28Western Front
07/09/1940Oblt. Joachim Müncheberg7JG 26SpitfireSE London: 5500m18.45Western Front
11/09/1940Oblt. Joachim Müncheberg7JG 26SpitfireE. Ashford: 6500m19.25Western Front
14/09/1940Oblt. Joachim Müncheberg7JG 26SpitfireS. Maidstone: 6500m17.05Western Front
17/10/1940Oblt. Joachim Müncheberg7JG 26Bloch 151Faversham14.55Western Front
25/10/1940Oblt. Joachim Müncheberg7JG 26SpitfireMarden14.4Western Front
14/11/1940Oblt. Joachim Müncheberg7JG 26SpitfireSE Dover: 100m15.32Western Front
12/02/1941Oblt. Joachim Müncheberg7JG 26HurricaneS. Sigguwi W. Takali: [Malta]16.41Western Front
16/02/1941Oblt. Joachim Müncheberg7JG 26Hurricanevor Dingli SW Malta10.38Western Front
16/02/1941Oblt. Joachim Müncheberg7JG 26HurricaneE. Ta Venezia: [Malta]14.45Western Front
25/02/1941Oblt. Joachim Müncheberg7JG 26HurricaneE. St. Paul's Bay: 2000m: [Malta]16.45Western Front
26/02/1941Oblt. Joachim Müncheberg7JG 26HurricaneS. Krendi: 2500m: [Malta]14.06Western Front
26/02/1941Oblt. Joachim Müncheberg7JG 26Hurricane10km S. Malta: 2500m14.1Western Front
02/03/1941Oblt. Joachim Müncheberg7JG 26Hurricane2km W. Marsa Scirocco: 2500m: [Malta]10.45Western Front
05/03/1941Oblt. Joachim Müncheberg7JG 26HurricaneS. Hal Far: 3500m: [Malta]17.32Western Front
15/03/1941Oblt. Joachim Müncheberg7JG 26Wellington10km NW Insel Gozo: [Malta]7.5Western Front
28/03/1941Oblt. Joachim Müncheberg7JG 26Hurricane10km S. Insel Gozo: [Malta]17.2Western Front
06/04/1941Oblt. Joachim Müncheberg7JG 26Avia B.33Eauf Boden: Pogorica-Western Front
06/04/1941Oblt. Joachim Müncheberg7JG 26Breguet 19auf Boden: Pogorica-Western Front
06/04/1941Oblt. Joachim Müncheberg7JG 26Avia B.33ENE Pogorica12.05Western Front
11/04/1941Oblt. Joachim Müncheberg7JG 26HurricaneSE Malta11.31Western Front
11/04/1941Oblt. Joachim Müncheberg7JG 26HurricaneSE Paul's Bay: [Malta]11.53Western Front
23/04/1941Oblt. Joachim Müncheberg7JG 26HurricaneSE Hal Far: [Malta]18.07Western Front
29/04/1941Oblt. Joachim Müncheberg7JG 26HurricaneSt. Paul's Bay: 4000m: [Malta]18.47Western Front
01/05/1941Oblt. Joachim Müncheberg7JG 26HurricaneSE St. Paul's Bay: 3000m: [Malta]7.53Western Front
01/05/1941Oblt. Joachim Müncheberg7JG 26Hurricane3km zw. Fl.Pl. Takali Ta Venezia: 100m: [Malta]7.55Western Front
01/05/1941Oblt. Joachim Müncheberg7JG 26HurricaneSW Fl.Pl. Luqa: 100m: [Malta]17.15Western Front
06/05/1941Oblt. Joachim Müncheberg7JG 26HurricaneNE Paul's Bay: [Malta]12.22Western Front
06/05/1941Oblt. Joachim Müncheberg7JG 26Hurricane1km SW Hal Far: 600m: [Malta]12.26Western Front
25/05/1941Oblt. Joachim Müncheberg7JG 26Hurricaneauf Boden: Fl.Pl. Takali: [Malta]15Western Front
25/05/1941Oblt. Joachim Müncheberg7JG 26Hurricaneauf Boden: Fl.Pl. Takali: [Malta]15Western Front
20/06/1941Oblt. Joachim Müncheberg7JG 26Hurricane20km E. Buq Buq: [Egypt]7.55Western Front
24/06/1941Oblt. Joachim Müncheberg7JG 26HurricaneLavyet Ungheila8Western Front
15/07/1941Oblt. Joachim Müncheberg7JG 26TomahawkSW Ras-el-Milh [Libya]18.4Western Front
29/07/1941Oblt. Joachim Müncheberg7JG 26Tomahawk40km E. Bardia: 100-50m17.48Western Front
29/07/1941Oblt. Joachim Müncheberg7JG 26Tomahawk40km E. Bardia: 100m17.52Western Front
26/08/1941Oblt. Joachim Müncheberg7JG 26Spitfire2km N. Gravelines19.3Western Front
29/08/1941Oblt. Joachim Müncheberg7JG 26Spitfire10km NE Dünkirchen: 5500-1500m08.35-40Western Front
04/09/1941Oblt. Joachim Müncheberg7JG 26SpitfireVollezeele: S. Dünkirchen17.26Western Front
04/09/1941Oblt. Joachim Müncheberg7JG 26SpitfireZeggers-Capelle S. Dünkirchen17.29Western Front
07/09/1941Oblt. Joachim Müncheberg7JG 26SpitfireNW Montreuil17.22Western Front
16/09/1941Oblt. Joachim Müncheberg7JG 26Spitfire12km E. Boulogne19.4Western Front
18/09/1941Oblt. Joachim Müncheberg7JG 26SpitfireYvetôt16.05Western Front
18/09/1941Oblt. Joachim Müncheberg7JG 26HurricaneSainte-Helene16.15Western Front
13/10/1941Hptm. Joachim MünchebergStab II.JG 26SpitfireSamer14.33Western Front
08/11/1941Hptm. Joachim MünchebergStab II.JG 26SpitfireNNE Dünkirchen13.15Western Front
08/11/1941Hptm. Joachim MünchebergStab II.JG 26SpitfireLoon-Plage13.07Western Front
08/12/1941Hptm. Joachim MünchebergStab II.JG 26SpitfireBoulogne14.17Western Front
16/12/1941Hptm. Joachim MünchebergStab II.JG 26SpitfireNW Dünkirchen16.01Western Front
16/12/1941Hptm. Joachim MünchebergStab II.JG 26SpitfireN. Dünkirchen16.04Western Front
13/03/1942Hptm. Joachim MünchebergStab II.JG 26SpitfireWirre Effroy NE Boulogne16.17Western Front
24/03/1942Hptm. Joachim MünchebergStab II.JG 26SpitfirePendé 15km NW Abbéville16.3Western Front
24/03/1942Hptm. Joachim MünchebergStab II.JG 26SpitfireCambron 4km W. Abbéville16.35Western Front
04/04/1942Hptm. Joachim MünchebergStab II.JG 26SpitfireW. Calais11.46Western Front
10/04/1942Hptm. Joachim MünchebergStab II.JG 26SpitfireNW Etaples17.5Western Front
25/04/1942Hptm. Joachim MünchebergStab II.JG 26SpitfireSW Crécy-en-Ponthieu16.4Western Front
25/04/1942Hptm. Joachim MünchebergStab II.JG 26SpitfireSW Rue16.43Western Front
26/04/1942Hptm. Joachim MünchebergStab II.JG 26SpitfireWNW Calais18.06Western Front
26/04/1942Hptm. Joachim MünchebergStab II.JG 26Spitfire10km W. Cap Gris Nez18.07Western Front
27/04/1942Hptm. Joachim MünchebergStab II.JG 26SpitfireNE Dünkirchen14.47Western Front
27/04/1942Hptm. Joachim MünchebergStab II.JG 26SpitfireN. Dünkirchen-Mardyck16.06Western Front
29/04/1942Hptm. Joachim MünchebergStab II.JG 26Spitfirebei Le Touquet16.04Western Front
30/04/1942Hptm. Joachim MünchebergStab II.JG 26SpitfireW. Sommemündung: 4000m19.36Western Front
01/05/1942Hptm. Joachim MünchebergStab II.JG 26SpitfireSW Calais19.31Western Front
01/05/1942Hptm. Joachim MünchebergStab II.JG 26Spitfire5km N. Calais19.4Western Front
06/05/1942Hptm. Joachim MünchebergStab II.JG 26SpitfireNW Cap Gris Nez18.53-55Western Front
09/05/1942Hptm. Joachim MünchebergStab II.JG 26Spitfire15km S. Gravelines13.39Western Front
09/05/1942Hptm. Joachim MünchebergStab II.JG 26Spitfire15km S. Gravelines13.44Western Front
17/05/1942Hptm. Joachim MünchebergStab II.JG 26SpitfireGuînes-St. Omer17.35Western Front
31/05/1942Hptm. Joachim MünchebergStab II.JG 26SpitfireS. Foret de Crécy19.37Western Front
31/05/1942Hptm. Joachim MünchebergStab II.JG 26SpitfireQuend Plage-les-Pins19.41Western Front
02/06/1942Hptm. Joachim MünchebergStab II.JG 26SpitfireSW Abbéville11.01Western Front
02/06/1942Hptm. Joachim MünchebergStab II.JG 26Spitfire15km W. Etaples: 600-800m11.07Western Front
20/06/1942Hptm. Joachim MünchebergStab II.JG 26SpitfireS. Ardres15.44Western Front
20/06/1942Hptm. Joachim MünchebergStab II.JG 26SpitfireE. Boulogne15.47Western Front
03/08/1942Hptm. Joachim MünchebergStabJG 51Pe-247 591: 2000m10.32Eastern Front
03/08/1942Hptm. Joachim MünchebergStabJG 51Pe-247 514: 1800m10.36Eastern Front
04/08/1942Hptm. Joachim MünchebergStabJG 51Il-26km ENE Sübzow: 50-100m10.38Eastern Front
05/08/1942Hptm. Joachim MünchebergStabJG 51LaGG-347 880: 1500m18.48Eastern Front
09/08/1942Hptm. Joachim MünchebergStabJG 51MiG-347 844: 800m14.3Eastern Front
10/08/1942Hptm. Joachim MünchebergStabJG 51Jak-147 563: 2300m18.40±Eastern Front
21/08/1942Hptm. Joachim MünchebergStabJG 51Il-247 761: tiefflug10.25Eastern Front
24/08/1942Hptm. Joachim MünchebergStabJG 51Il-247 754: tiefflug6.2Eastern Front
24/08/1942Hptm. Joachim MünchebergStabJG 51Il-247 791: tiefflug6.21Eastern Front
25/08/1942Hptm. Joachim MünchebergStabJG 51Pe-247 381: 1800m17.11Eastern Front
02/09/1942Hptm. Joachim MünchebergStabJG 51LaGG-3SW Karmanovo: 800m8.23Eastern Front
02/09/1942Hptm. Joachim MünchebergStabJG 51Il-2SW Gshatsk: 300m10.52Eastern Front
02/09/1942Hptm. Joachim MünchebergStabJG 51Il-2SSW Gshatsk: 100m10.55Eastern Front
02/09/1942Hptm. Joachim MünchebergStabJG 51Il-2SSW Gshatsk: 100m10.55Eastern Front
03/09/1942Hptm. Joachim MünchebergStabJG 51Il-246 192: 600m14.32Eastern Front
04/09/1942Hptm. Joachim MünchebergStabJG 51Pe-2S. Zubtsowo: 1800m17.35Eastern Front
05/09/1942Hptm. Joachim MünchebergStabJG 51AiracobraKubinka: 3500m17.53Eastern Front
05/09/1942Hptm. Joachim MünchebergStabJG 51Airacobra66 380: 3000m17.57Eastern Front
09/09/1942Hptm. Joachim MünchebergStabJG 51Il-247 733: 100m17.08Eastern Front
09/09/1942Hptm. Joachim MünchebergStabJG 51Il-247 762: 100m17.12Eastern Front
10/09/1942Hptm. Joachim MünchebergStabJG 51Pe-247 843: 2500m7.09Eastern Front
10/09/1942Hptm. Joachim MünchebergStabJG 51Il-247 764: 3-400m7.13Eastern Front
10/09/1942Hptm. Joachim MünchebergStabJG 51LaGG-347 811: 2000m10.35Eastern Front
14/09/1942Hptm. Joachim MünchebergStabJG 51Il-247 7627.25Eastern Front
14/09/1942Hptm. Joachim MünchebergStabJG 51Il-247 594: 1800m17.01Eastern Front
14/09/1942Hptm. Joachim MünchebergStabJG 51Il-247 591: 200m17.13Eastern Front
14/09/1942Hptm. Joachim MünchebergStabJG 51Pe-247 732: 1200m17.07Eastern Front
22/09/1942Hptm. Joachim MünchebergStabJG 51MiG-347 612: 1500m9.25Eastern Front
22/09/1942Hptm. Joachim MünchebergStabJG 51R-547 6119.31Eastern Front
26/09/1942Hptm. Joachim MünchebergStabJG 51LaGG-347 52212.23Eastern Front
26/09/1942Hptm. Joachim MünchebergStabJG 51LaGG-347 572: 2000m16.08Eastern Front
27/09/1942Hptm. Joachim MünchebergStabJG 51LaGG-347 592: 1500m6.59Eastern Front
27/09/1942Hptm. Joachim MünchebergStabJG 51LaGG-347 6127.03Eastern Front
09/11/1942Major Joachim MünchebergStabJG 77SpitfireE. Buq Buq15.07Western Front
27/11/1942Major Joachim MünchebergStabJG 77Spitfire5km E. Bir el Ginn7.32Western Front
10/12/1942Major Joachim MünchebergStabJG 77Curtiss P-4010km NW El Agheila15.05Western Front
14/12/1942Major Joachim MünchebergStabJG 77Curtiss P-4015km SW El Agheila15.08Western Front
14/12/1942Major Joachim MünchebergStabJG 77Curtiss P-4020km SW El Agheila15.25Western Front
15/12/1942Major Joachim MünchebergStabJG 77Curtiss P-40Ras el Ali10.58Western Front
13/01/1943Major Joachim MünchebergStabJG 77P-40E-8.45Western Front
14/01/1943Major Joachim MünchebergStabJG 77P-40E-11.17Western Front
14/01/1943Major Joachim MünchebergStabJG 77P-40E-11.21Western Front
14/01/1943Major Joachim MünchebergStabJG 77P-40E-11.23Western Front
18/01/1943Major Joachim MünchebergStabJG 77P-40E-16.4Western Front
22/01/1943Major Joachim MünchebergStabJG 77P-40-12.55Western Front
22/01/1943Major Joachim MünchebergStabJG 77P-40-13.05Western Front
10/03/1943Major Joachim MünchebergStabJG 77Kittyhawk-16.33Western Front
10/03/1943Major Joachim MünchebergStabJG 77Kittyhawk-16.48Western Front
13/03/1943Major Joachim MünchebergStabJG 77Curtiss P-40-15.04Western Front
13/03/1943Major Joachim MünchebergStabJG 77Airacobra-17.51Western Front
22/03/1943Major Joachim MünchebergStabJG 77Curtiss P-40-14.27Western Front
23/03/1943Major Joachim MünchebergStabJG 77Spitfire-9.5Western Front

Known Claims : 143

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