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List of aerial victories claimed by Joachim Müncheberg

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Joachim Müncheberg (31 December 1918 – 23 March 1943) was a German Luftwaffe fighter pilot during World War II and an ace credited with 135 air victories. 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, 46 were against Supermarine Spitfire fighters.

List of aerial victories claimed

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According to US historian David T. Zabecki, Müncheberg was credited with 135 aerial victories.[1] His 135 aerial victories were claimed in more than 500 combat missions, 102 on the Western Front[2][3] - including 19 over Malta, one in Yugoslavia and 24 in North Africa[4] - and 33 on the Eastern Front.[3] His tally includes at least 46 Supermarine Spitfire fighter aircraft shot down. Mathews and Foreman, authors of Luftwaffe Aces - Biographies and Victory Claims, researched the German Federal Archives and found documentation for 135 aerial victory claims, plus nine further unconfirmed claims. This number includes 102 on the Western Front and 33 on the Eastern Front.[5]

Victory claims were logged to a map-reference (PQ = Planquadrat), for example "PQ 47591". The Luftwaffe grid map (Jägermeldenetz) covered all of Europe, western Russia, and North Africa. It was composed of rectangles measuring 15 minutes of latitude by 30 minutes of longitude, an area of about 360 square miles (930 km2). These sectors were then subdivided into 36 smaller units to give a location area 3 km × 4 km (1.9 mi × 2.5 mi) in size.[6]

  This and the – (dash) indicates unwitnessed aerial victory claims for which Müncheberg did not receive credit.
  This and the ? (question mark) indicates information discrepancies listed by Prien, Stemmer, Rodeike, Bock, Mathews and Foreman.
Claim Date Time Type Location Claim Date Time Type Location
Stab III. Gruppe of Jagdgeschwader 26 "Schlageter" –[7]
"Phoney War" — 23 September 1939 – 9 May 1940
1 7 November 1939 13:43 Blenheim southwest of Opladen, at the Wupper estuary[8]
Stab III. Gruppe of Jagdgeschwader 26 "Schlageter" –[9]
Battle of France — 10 May – 25 June 1940
2 11 May 1940 17:45 Curtiss northwest of Antwerp[10] 6 31 May 1940 15:35 Lysander Veurne-Dunkirk[10]
3 14 May 1940 18:45 Hurricane east of Ath[10] 7 31 May 1940 15:40 Hurricane southwest of Dunkirk[10]
4 15 May 1940 13:00 Hurricane Overijse[10] 8 31 May 1940 15:45 Hurricane northeast of Dunkirk[10]
5 29 May 1940 18:10 Spitfire west of Dunkirk[10] 9 31 May 1940 20:10 Spitfire Dunkirk/Dover[10]
Stab III. Gruppe of Jagdgeschwader 26 "Schlageter" –[9]
At the Channel and over England — 26 June 1940 – 20 August 1941
10 28 July 1940 15:15 Hurricane 15 km (9.3 mi) northeast of Dover[11] 12 14 August 1940 13:29 Hurricane Folkestone/Dover[11]
11 8 August 1940 12:55 Spitfire northeast of Margate[11] 13 15 August 1940 16:01 Spitfire southeast of Dover[12]
– 7. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 26 "Schlageter" –[13]
At the Channel and over England — 21 August 1940 – February 1941
14 24 August 1940 12:22 Hurricane Ashford[12] 19 11 September 1940 19:25 Spitfire east of Ashford[14]
15 31 August 1940 10:00 Hurricane northwest of Braintree[14] 20 14 September 1940 17:05 Spitfire south of Maidstone[15]
16 1 September 1940 14:52 Hurricane west of Goudhurst[14] 21 17 October 1940 14:55 Bloch 151 Faversham[15]
17 6 September 1940 10:28 Hurricane Dungeness[14] 22 25 October 1940 14:40 Spitfire Marden[15]
18 7 September 1940 18:45 Spitfire southeast of London[14] 23 14 November 1940 15:32 Spitfire southeast of Dover[15]
– 7. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 26 "Schlageter" –[13]
Sicily and North Africa — February – September 1941
24 12 February 1941 16:41 Hurricane south of Siġġiewi, Malta[16] 37 23 April 1941 18:07 Hurricane southeast of Ħal Far, Malta[17]
25 16 February 1941 10:38 Hurricane southwest of Malta[16] 38 29 April 1941 18:47 Hurricane St. Paul's Bay[17]
26 16 February 1941 10:45 Hurricane east of Ta' Vnezja, Malta[16] 39 1 May 1941 07:53?[Note 1] Hurricane southeast of St. Paul's Bay[17]
3 km (1.9 mi) south of Valletta airfield
27 25 February 1941 16:45 Hurricane east of St. Paul's Bay[16] 40 1 May 1941 07:55?[Note 2] Hurricane 3 km (1.9 mi) south of Valletta[17]
southwest of Luqa, Malta
28 26 February 1941 14:06 Hurricane Krendi, Malta[16]
south of Krendi, Malta
41 1 May 1941 17:15 Hurricane southwest of Luqa, Malta[17]
29 26 February 1941 14:10 Hurricane 10 km (6.2 mi) south of Malta[16] 42 6 May 1941 12:22 Hurricane northeast of St. Paul's Bay[17]
northwest of St. Paul's Bay
30 2 March 1941 10:45 Hurricane 2 km (1.2 mi) west of Marsaxlokk[16] 43 6 May 1941 12:26 Hurricane 1 km (0.62 mi) southwest of Ħal Far, Malta[17]
31 5 March 1941 17:32 Hurricane south of Ħal Far, Malta[16]
[Note 3]
25 May 1941 15:00 Hurricane Ta' Qali, Malta
32 15 March 1941 07:50 Wellington 10 km (6.2 mi) northwest of Gozo[16]
[Note 3]
25 May 1941 15:00 Hurricane Ta' Qali, Malta
33 28 March 1941 17:20 Hurricane south of Gozo[17] 44 20 June 1941 07:55 Hurricane east of Buq Buq[17]
34 6 April 1941 12:05 Fury northeast of Podgorica[17] 45 24 June 1941 08:00 Hurricane Lavyet Ungheila[17]
[Note 3]
6 April 1941
Breguet 19 Podgorica 46 15 July 1941 18:40 P-40 southwest of Ras el Milh[17]
35 11 April 1941 11:31 Hurricane southeast of Malta[17] 47 29 July 1941 17:48 P-40 40 km (25 mi) east of Bardia[17]
36 11 April 1941 11:53 Hurricane southeast of St. Paul's Bay[17] 48 29 July 1941 17:52 P-40 40 km (25 mi) east of Bardia[17]
– 7. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 26 "Schlageter" –[13]
At the Channel and over England — 22 June – September 1941
49 26 August 1941 19:30 Spitfire 2 km (1.2 mi) north of Gravelines[20] 53 7 September 1941 17:22 Spitfire northwest of Montreuil[20]
50 29 August 1941 08:40 Spitfire 10 km (6.2 mi) northeast of Dunkirk[20] 54 16 September 1941 19:40 Spitfire east of Boulogne[20]
51 4 September 1941 17:26 Spitfire Vollezele[20] 55 18 September 1941 16:05 Spitfire[20] Yvetot
52 4 September 1941 17:29 Spitfire Zeggers[20] 56 18 September 1941 16:15 Spitfire Yvetot[20]
Sainte-Hélène
Stab II. Gruppe of Jagdgeschwader 26 "Schlageter" –[13]
At the Channel and over England — October – 31 December 1941
57 13 October 1941 14:33 Spitfire Samer[21] 60 8 December 1941 14:17 Spitfire Boulogne[21]
58 8 November 1941 13:07 Spitfire Loon-Plage[21] 61 16 December 1941 16:01 Spitfire northwest of Dunkirk[21]
59?[Note 4] 8 November 1941 13:15 Spitfire north-northeast of Dunkirk[21] 62 16 December 1941 16:04 Spitfire north of Gravelines[21]
Stab II. Gruppe of Jagdgeschwader 26 "Schlageter" –[22]
On the Western Front — 1 January – June 1942
63 13 March 1942 16:17 Spitfire Wierre-Effroy[23] 76 1 May 1942 19:31 Spitfire southwest of Calais[24]
64 24 March 1942 16:30 Spitfire Pendé, northwest of Rudé[23]
RueCambron
1 May 1942 19:40 Spitfire 5 km (3.1 mi) north of Calais[24]
65 24 March 1942 16:35 Spitfire Cambron[23] 77 6 May 1942 18:53?[Note 5] Spitfire northwest of Cap Gris Nez[24]
66 4 April 1942 11:46 Spitfire off Calais[23]
9 May 1942 13:43 Spitfire 15 km (9.3 mi) south of Gravelines[24]
67 10 April 1942 17:50 Spitfire northwest of Étaples[23]
9 May 1942 13:44 Spitfire 15 km (9.3 mi) south of Gravelines[24]
68 25 April 1942 16:40 Spitfire southwest of Crécy[24]
17 May 1942 17:35 Spitfire GuînesSaint-Omer[24]
69 25 April 1942 16:43 Spitfire southwest of Rue[24] 78 31 May 1942 19:37 Spitfire south of Crécy (forest area)[24]
70 26 April 1942 18:05?[Note 6] Spitfire west-northwest of Calais[24]
10–15 km (6.2–9.3 mi) west of Calais[24]
79 31 May 1942 19:41 Spitfire Quend Plage les Pins[24]
71 26 April 1942 18:06?[Note 7] Spitfire 15 km (9.3 mi) west of Cap Gris Nez[24]
10 km (6.2 mi) west of Cap Gris Nez
80 2 June 1942 11:01 Spitfire southwest of Abbeville[24]
72 27 April 1942 14:47 Spitfire northeast of Dunkirk[24] 81 2 June 1942 11:07 Spitfire 15 km (9.3 mi) west of Étaples[24]
73 27 April 1942 16:06 Spitfire north of Mardyck[24] 82 20 June 1942 15:44 Spitfire south of Ardres[24]
74 29 April 1942 16:04 Spitfire Le Touquet[24] 83 20 June 1942 15:47 Spitfire east of Boulogne[24]
75 30 April 1942 19:36 Spitfire west of Somme Estuary[24]
Stab of Jagdgeschwader 51 –[26]
Eastern Front — 1 May 1942 – 3 February 1943
84 3 August 1942 10:32 Pe-2 PQ 47591, north-northeast of Rzhev[27]
vicinity of Rzhev
101 5 September 1942 17:55?[Note 8] P-39 PQ 6638, Kubinka[28]
15 km (9.3 mi) east-northeast of Mozajsk
85 3 August 1942 10:36 Pe-2 PQ 47514, north-northwest of Rzhev[27]
25 km (16 mi) northwest of Rzhev
102 9 September 1942 17:08 Il-2 PQ 47733, southeast of Rzhev[28]
5 km (3.1 mi) southeast of Rzhev
86 4 August 1942 10:38 Il-2 6 km (3.7 mi) east-northeast of Zubtsov[28] 103 9 September 1942 17:12 Il-2 PQ 47843, west-southwest of Zubtsov[28]
15 km (9.3 mi) southwest of Zubtsov
87 5 August 1942 18:48 LaGG-3 PQ 4788[28]
10 km (6.2 mi) southeast of Rogatschew
104 10 September 1942 07:09 Pe-2 PQ 47762, south-southeast of Zubtsov[28]
10 km (6.2 mi) south of Zubtsov
88 9 August 1942 14:30 MiG-3 PQ 47844, south of Zubtsov[28]
10 km (6.2 mi) south of Zubtsov
105 10 September 1942 07:13 Il-2 PQ 47764, southeast of Zubtsov[28]
15 km (9.3 mi) south of Zubtsov
89 10 August 1942 18:40 Yak-1 PQ 47563, north of Rzhev[28]
10 km (6.2 mi) north of Rzhev
106 10 September 1942 10:35 LaGG-3 PQ 47811, northwest of Zubtsov[28]
vicinity of Zubtsov
90 22 August 1942 10:25 Il-2 PQ 47761, south-southeast of Rzhev[28]
15 km (9.3 mi) southwest of Zubtsov
107 13 September 1942?[Note 9] 06:07?[Note 9] Pe-2 PQ 47762, 8 km (5.0 mi) east-southeast of Rzhev[28]
5 km (3.1 mi) southeast of Rzhev
91 24 August 1942 06:20 Il-2 PQ 47754, southeast of Rzhev[28]
15 km (9.3 mi) south-southwest of Rzhev
108 14 September 1942 07:25 Il-2 PQ 47593, east-southeast of Rzhev[28]
15 km (9.3 mi) southwest of Zubtsov
92 24 August 1942 06:21 Il-2 PQ 47791, south of Rzhev[28]
20 km (12 mi) south-southwest of Zubtsov
109 14 September 1942 17:01 Il-2 Rzhev[28]
93 25 August 1942 17:11 Pe-2 PQ 47381, north of Rzhev[28]
30 km (19 mi) north-northwest of Rzhev
110 14 September 1942 17:13 Pe-2 PQ 47591, 1 km (0.62 mi) north of Rzhev[28]
vicinity of Rzhev
94 2 September 1942 08:23 LaGG-3 southwest of Karmanovo[28] 111 22 September 1942 09:25 MiG-3 1 km (0.62 mi) northeast of Klimovo[28]
25 km (16 mi) west-southwest of Staritsa
95 2 September 1942 10:52 Il-2 southwest of Gshatsk[28]
southwest of Gagarin
112 22 September 1942 09:31 R-5 1 km (0.62 mi) southeast of Klimovo[28]
25 km (16 mi) west-southwest of Staritsa
96 2 September 1942 10:55 Il-2 southwest of Gshatsk[28]
south-southwest of Gagarin
113 26 September 1942 12:23 LaGG-3 20 km (12 mi) north of Rzhev[28]
97 2 September 1942 10:55 Il-2 southwest of Gshatsk[28]
south-southwest of Gagarin
114 26 September 1942 16:08 LaGG-3 12 km (7.5 mi) west-southwest of Rzhev[28]
20 km (12 mi) west of Rzhev
98 3 September 1942 14:32 Il-2 PQ 46192[28]
vicinity of Konaja
115 27 September 1942 06:59 LaGG-3 15 km (9.3 mi) northeast of Rzhev[28]
vicinity of Rzhev
99 4 September 1942 17:35 Pe-2 south of Zubtsov[28] 116 27 September 1942 07:03 LaGG-3 PQ 47612, Klimovo[28]
25 km (16 mi) west-southwest of Staritsa
100 5 September 1942 17:53 P-39 Kubinka[28]
Stab of Jagdgeschwader 77 –[29]
North Africa — 1 November – 31 December 1942
117 9 November 1942 15:07 Spitfire east of Buq Buq[19] 120 14 December 1942 15:08 P-40 15 km (9.3 mi) southwest of El Agheila[19]
[Note 3]
9 November 1942
Spitfire 121 14 December 1942 15:25 P-40 20 km (12 mi) southwest of El Agheila[19]
118 27 November 1942 07:32 Spitfire 5 km (3.1 mi) east of Bir el Ginn[19] 122 15 December 1942 10:58 P-40 Ras el Aali[19]
119 10 December 1942 15:05 P-40 10 km (6.2 mi) northwest of El Agheila[19]
Stab of Jagdgeschwader 77 –[29]
North Africa — 1 January – 23 March 1943
123 13 January 1943 08:45 Baltimore northeast of Bir Dufan[30] 129 28 January 1943 17:40 P-40 5 km (3.1 mi) southeast of Tarhuna[30]
124 14 January 1943 11:12?[Note 10] P-40 25 km (16 mi) southeast of Bir Dufan[30] 130 10 March 1943 16:33 P-40 north of Ksar el Hirane[30]
125 14 January 1943 11:17?[Note 11] P-40 Bir Dufan airfield[30] 131 10 March 1943 16:48 P-40 north of Ksar Foum Tatahouine[30]
126 14 January 1943 11:23?[Note 12] P-40 Bir Dufan airfield[30] 132 13 March 1943 15:04 P-40 Matmata airfield[30]
vicinity of La Fauconnerie
126?[Note 13] 27 January 1943 16:40 P-40 133 13 March 1943 17:51 P-39 10 km (6.2 mi) northwest of La Fauconnerie[30]
vicinity of La Fauconnerie
127 27 January 1943 12:55 P-40 10 km (6.2 mi) southeast of Zuara[30] 134 22 March 1943 14:27 P-40 75 km (47 mi) south-southwest of Gabès[30]
vicinity of El Hamma
128 27 January 1943 13:05 P-40 30 km (19 mi) south of Sorman[30] 135 23 March 1943 09:50 Spitfire 40 km (25 mi) south-southwest of Maknassy[31]

Notes

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  1. ^ According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 07:55.[13]
  2. ^ According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 17:14.[13]
  3. ^ a b c d This unconfirmed claim is listed by Mathews and Foreman,[18] but not by Prien, Stemmer, Rodeike and Bock.[17][19]
  4. ^ According to Mathews and Foreman this claim is unconfirmed.[13]
  5. ^ According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 18:55.[25]
  6. ^ According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 18:06.[25]
  7. ^ According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 18:07.[25]
  8. ^ According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 17:57.[25]
  9. ^ a b According to Mathews and Foreman claimed on 14 September 1942 at 17:07.[25]
  10. ^ According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 11:17.[29]
  11. ^ According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 11:21.[29]
  12. ^ According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 11:23.[29]
  13. ^ According to Mathews and Foreman this claim is listed as Müncheberg's 126th aerial victory.[29] However, Prien, Stemmer, Rodeike and Bock do not list this claim.[30]

References

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Citations

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  1. ^ Zabecki 2019, p. 329.
  2. ^ Bungay 2000, p. 164.
  3. ^ a b Spick 2011, p. 141.
  4. ^ Shores, Massimello & Guest 2012, p. 193.
  5. ^ Mathews & Foreman 2015, pp. 889–892.
  6. ^ Planquadrat.
  7. ^ Mathews & Foreman 2015, p. 889.
  8. ^ Prien et al. 2001, p. 210.
  9. ^ a b Mathews & Foreman 2015, pp. 889–890.
  10. ^ a b c d e f g h Prien et al. 2000b, p. 228.
  11. ^ a b c Prien et al. 2002, p. 335.
  12. ^ a b Prien et al. 2002, p. 336.
  13. ^ a b c d e f g Mathews & Foreman 2015, p. 890.
  14. ^ a b c d e Prien et al. 2002, p. 337.
  15. ^ a b c d Prien et al. 2002, p. 340.
  16. ^ a b c d e f g h i Prien et al. 2003, p. 339.
  17. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Prien et al. 2003, p. 340.
  18. ^ Mathews & Foreman 2015, pp. 890, 892.
  19. ^ a b c d e f g Prien et al. 2004b, p. 268.
  20. ^ a b c d e f g h Prien et al. 2003, p. 549.
  21. ^ a b c d e f Prien et al. 2003, p. 533.
  22. ^ Mathews & Foreman 2015, pp. 890–891.
  23. ^ a b c d e Prien et al. 2004a, p. 371.
  24. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u Prien et al. 2004a, p. 372.
  25. ^ a b c d e Mathews & Foreman 2015, p. 891.
  26. ^ Mathews & Foreman 2015, pp. 891–892.
  27. ^ a b Prien et al. 2006, p. 244.
  28. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae Prien et al. 2006, p. 245.
  29. ^ a b c d e f Mathews & Foreman 2015, p. 892.
  30. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Prien et al. 2011, p. 301.
  31. ^ Prien et al. 2011, p. 302.

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