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Messerschmitt Bf-109E JG26.7 (W12+I) $Joachim Munchenberg Gela, Sicily 1941 00
Messerschmitt Bf-109E.7/N White 12 flown by Oblt. Joachim Muncheberg, Staffelkapitan of 7./JG26, Sicily, March 1941 Oblt. Muncheberg flew two aircraft while operating from Sicily, White 1 and this White 12, both of which were finished in similar 02/71 European-style camouflage schemes. Both aircraft were also marked with a record of Munchebergs Abschuss tally, roundels above the bars denoting the nationality of his claims which were all British aircraft except his second, which was French. White 12 is shown here after the rudder had been marked with Munchebergs 32nd victory, a Wellington shot down off Gozo. Note, however, that these bars are not exactly parallel with the rudder hinge line.
Messerschmitt Bf-109E JG26.7 (W12+) $Joachim Munchenberg Gela, Sicily 1941 01 Photo 01: General airfield scenes at Gela on Sicily showing various aircraft of 7./JG26 in the maintenance area. Closest to the camera is Oblt. Munchebergs White 12 with the rudder now apparently marked with his 35th and 36th victories which were claimed on 11 April 1941.
Messerschmitt Bf-109E JG26.7 (W12+I) $Joachim Munchenberg Gela, Sicily Mar 28, 1941 01 Photo 01: Oblt-Joachim Muncheberg, the Staffelkapitan of 7/JG26 on his return to Gela after completing his 200th war flight on 28 March 1941. On this occasion he claimed a Hurricane destroyed south of the island of Gozo, off Malta, bringing his personal victory tally to 33.
Pilots JG26.7 $Joachim Munchenberg Gela, Sicily March 28, 1941 01
Photo 01: By the time 7./JG26 returned to France in September 1941, Munchebergs claims had reached 48, of which 25 were claimed destroyed while he was operating in the Mediterranean theatre. Thus Muncheberg claimed almost half the total of at least 52 enemy aircraft that the Staffel destroyed in the Mediterranean theatre, a record made all the more remarkable by the fact that it sustained no losses during this period. Pilots JG26.7 $Joachim Munchenberg signed 01-02 http://www.leisuregalleries.com/lwmuncheberg.jpg http://www.leisuregalleries.com/munch.html
Joachim Müncheberg was born on 18 December 1918 at Friedrichsdorf in the Dramburg region of Pommern. He joined the Wehrmacht as an infantryman in October 1936. In October 1938, Oberfähnrich Müncheberg transferred to the Luftwaffe. On completion of his flying training, he was posted to I./JG234. In October 1939, Müncheberg joined III./JG26. Leutnant Müncheberg was assigned to 10.(N)/JG26. On 23 September, he was appointed Adjutant of III./JG26.
He recorded his first victory on 7 November: a RAF Blenheim twin-engine bomber shot down near Opladen. During the invasion of France, Müncheberg claimed eight French and British aircraft shot down. Oberleutnant Müncheberg had recorded 10 victories by end of July 1940. On 22 August 1940, he was appointed Staffelkapitän of 7./JG26. On 14 September 1940, he was awarded the Ritterkreuz. Müncheberg achieved his 20th victory the same day. He claimed 14 victories during the Battle of Britain.
From February 1941, Müncheberg’s unit operated in the Mediterranean theatre from bases in Sicily. The unit was to achieve success out of all proportion to its size. The unit gained 52 victories without losing a single pilot. Müncheberg claimed almost half of the victories. In addition to flying missions over Malta, Müncheberg also flew over Yugoslavia in support of the German invasion of the Balkans. He claimed a JKRV Fury biplane fighter shot down near Podgorica on 6 April 1941 and claimed another as a ground victory.
Müncheberg had mis-identified his victims. Both victories were, in fact, over Avia BH-33 biplane fighters. On 7 May 1941, Müncheberg was awarded the Eichenlaub (Nr 12) and the Italian Medagalia d’Oro. Müncheberg had 43 victories to his credit. A sojourn in Libya during June-July 1941, to support Rommel’s Afrika Korps repel the British relief of Tobruk, saw Müncheberg add a further five victories to his tally. In August 1941, 7./JG26 was transferred to France. Müncheberg shot down a RAF Spitfire fighter near Dunkirk on 29 August to record his 50th victory. From the time he returned from North Africa until he left JG26 in late June 1942, Müncheberg was to claim 35 victories of which 34 would be Spitfires, including his 50th victory on 29 August, his 60th on 8 December, his 70th on 26 April 1942 and his 80th on 2 June. On 19 September, Müncheberg was promoted to the rank of Hauptmann and appointed Gruppenkommandeur of II./JG26. On 22 July 1942, Müncheberg was posted to the Eastern Front to join JG51.
On 5 September, he recorded his 100th victory. On 9 September, he was awarded the Schwertern (Nr 19) following his 103rd victory. Müncheberg achieved 33 victories over Russian aircraft (84 – 116). However, Müncheberg was shot down twice during his four weeks on the Eastern Front. On 1 October 1942, Major Müncheberg was appointed Kommodore of JG77, operating over North Africa, Sicily and Tunisia. Müncheberg added 24 victories to his victory total but had to force-land his Bf 109 G-2 (W.Nr. 10725) following aerial combat with RAF Kittyhawk fighters on 10 December 1942. Müncheberg was killed on 23 March 1943 over Tunisia in combat with USAAF Spitfire fighters from the 52nd Fighter Group when, after shooting down one, he was in collision with a second. He crashed to his death in Bf-109G-6 (W.Nr. 16381).
Joachim Müncheberg scored 135 aerial victories in over 500 missions. 102 victories were achieved over the Western Front and 33 on the Eastern Front. He shot down at least 46 Spitfire fighters.
No Date Time A/c Type Unit Location Comments 1 7.11.1939 13:43 Blenheim Stab III./JG26 SW Opladen Blenheim I (L1325) of 57 Sqn RAF flown by P/O HR Bewley, 2 crew baled out, POW 2 11.5.1940 17:45 Curtiss Stab III./JG26 NNE Antwerp Hawk H 75A of GC I/4, Armée de l’Air 3 14.5.1940 18:45 Hurricane Stab III./JG26 E Ath Hurricane of 504 Sqn RAF 4 15.5.1940 13:00 Hurricane Stab III./JG26 Near Overijse Hurricane (L1645) of 3 Sqn RAF flown by Sgt JLC Williams, killed 5 29.5.1940 18:10 Spitfire Stab III./JG26 W Dunkirk Spitfire of 64, 229 or 610 Sqn, RAF 6 31.5.1940 15:35 Lysander Stab III./JG26 Furnes-Dunkirk - 7 31.5.1940 15:40 Hurricane Stab III./JG26 SW Dunkirk Hurricane of 213 or 264 Sqn, RAF 8 31.5.1940 15:45 Hurricane Stab III./JG26 NE Dunkirk Hurricane of 213 or 264 Sqn, RAF 9 31.5.1940 20:10 Spitfire Stab III./JG26 Channel-Dunkirk Spitfire of 609 Sqn RAF 10 28.7.1940 15:15 Hurricane Stab III./JG26 15km NE Dover Hurricane of 257 Sqn, RAF 11 8.8.1940 12:55 Spitfire Stab III./JG26 NE Margate Spitfire of 65 Sqn, RAF 12 14.8.1940 13:29 Hurricane Stab III./JG26 Folkestone-Dover Hurricane of 32 or 615 Sqn, RAF 13 15.8.1940 16:01 Spitfire Stab III./JG26 SE Dover Spitfire of 64 Sqn, RAF 14 24.8.1940 12:22 Hurricane 7./JG26 Ashford Hurricane of 151 Sqn, RAF 15 31.8.1940 10:00 Hurricane 7./JG26 NW Braintree Hurricane of 56 Sqn, RAF 16 1.9.1940 14:52 Hurricane 7./JG26 W Goodhurst Hurricane 79 or 85 Sqn, RAF 17 6.9.1940 10:28 Hurricane 7./JG26 Dungeness Hurricane of 303 Sqn, RAF 18 7.9.1940 18:45 Spitfire 7./JG26 SE London Spitfire of 603 Sqn, RAF 19 11.9.1940 19:25 Spitfire 7./JG26 E Ashford Spitfire of 66 or 92 Sqn, RAF 20 14.9.1940 17:05 Spitfire 7./JG26 S Maidstone Spitfire of 222 Sqn, RAF 21 17.10.1940 14:55 Bloch 151 7./JG26 S Faversham - 22 25.10.1940 14:40 Spitfire 7./JG26 Marden Spitfire of 92 Sqn, RAF 23 14.11.1940 15:32 Spitfire 7./JG26 SE Dover Spitfire of 66 or 74 Sqn, RAF 24 12.2.1941 16:41 Hurricane 7./JG26 S Siggiwi, Malta Hurricane of 261 Sqn, RAF 25 16.2.1941 10:38 Hurricane 7./JG26 Off Dingli, SW Malta Hurricane of 261 Sqn RAF, damaged 26 16.2.1941 10:45 Hurricane 7./JG26 E Ta Venezia, Malta Hurricane (V7731) of 261 Sqn RAF flown by F/L JAF MacLachlan, baled out wounded 27 25.2.1941 16:45 Hurricane 7./JG26 E St Paul’s Bay, Malta Hurricane of 261 Sqn, RAF 28 26.2.1941 14:06 Hurricane 7./JG26 S Krendi, Malta Hurricane (V7671) of 261 Sqn RAF flown by F/O FF Taylor, killed 29 26.2.1941 14:10 Hurricane 7./JG26 10km S Malta Hurricane of 261 Sqn, RAF 30 2.3.1941 10:45 Hurricane 7./JG26 2km W Marsa Scirocco, Malta Fulmar of 806 Sqn FAA, damaged 31 5.3.1941 17:32 Hurricane 7./JG26 S Hal Far, Malta Hurricane of 261 Sqn, RAF 32 15.3.1941 7:50 Wellington 7./JG26 10 km NW Gozo Is Wellington (W5644) of Reserve Flt, Stradishall, RAF 33 28.3.1941 17:32 Hurricane 7./JG26 10km S Gozo Is Hurricane of 261 Sqn, RAF 34 6.4.1941 12:05 Fury 7./JG26 NE Podgorica Avia BH-33E of Ind Fighter Esk, 81 (Bomber) Grupa, JKRV flown by Porucnik Milenko Milivojevic, killed - 6.4.1941 - Fury 7./JG26 Podgorica Avia BH-33E of Ind Fighter Esk, 81 (Bomber) Grupa, JKRV – ground victory - 6.4.1941 - Breguet XIX 7./JG26 Podgorica Ground victory – not confirmed 35 11.4.1941 11:31 Hurricane 7./JG26 SE Malta Hurricane of 261 Sqn, RAF 36 11.4.1941 11:53 Hurricane 7./JG26 SE St Paul’s Bay, Malta Hurricane (V7116) of 261 Sqn RAF flown by P/O PA Mortimer, crash-landed 37 23.4.1941 18:07 Hurricane 7./JG26 SE Hal Far Hurricane II (Z3032) of 261 Sqn RAF flown by F/O FM Auger, killed - 27.4.1941 - Sunderland 7./JG26 Kalafrana Bay, Malta Sunderland (L5807) of 228 Sqn, RAF – ground victory 38 29.4.1941 18:47 Hurricane 7./JG26 St Paul’s Bay, Malta Hurricane of 261 Sqn, RAF 39 1.5.1941 7:53 Hurricane 7./JG26 SE St Paul’s Bay, Malta Hurricane II (Z2900) of 261 Sqn RAF flown by P/O RA Innes, wounded 40 1.5.1941 7:54 Hurricane 7./JG26 SW Ta Venezia Hurricane II (Z3061) of 261 Sqn RAF flown by Sgt BC Walmsley, wounded 41 1.5.1941 17:15 Hurricane 7./JG26 SW Luqa a/f Hurricane of 261 Sqn, RAF 42 6.5.1941 12:22 Hurricane 7./JG26 NE St Paul’s Bay Hurricane II (Z3060) of 261 Sqn RAF flown by P/O CK Gray, baled out, wounded 43 6.5.1941 12:26 Hurricane 7./JG26 1km SW Hal Far Hurricane II (Z3059) of 261 Sqn RAF flown by Sgt RA Branson, baled out - 25.5.1941 15:00 Hurricane 7./JG26 Takali Hurricane of 249 Sqn, RAF – ground victory - 25.5.1941 15:00 Hurricane 7./JG26 Takali Hurricane of 249 Sqn, RAF – ground victory 44 20.6.1941 7:55 Hurricane 7./JG26 20km E BuqBuq Hurricane of 1 or 2 Sqn, SAAF 45 24.6.1941 8:00 Hurricane 7./JG26 Lauyet Ungheila Hurricane of 6 Sqn, RAF flown by P/O JAF Sowrey 46 15.7.1941 18:40 Hurricane 7./JG26 SW Ras el Milh Hurricane of 73 or 229 Sqn, RAF 47 29.7.1941 17:48 P-40 7./JG26 50km E Bardia Tomahawk of 2 Sqn, SAAF 48 29.7.1941 17:52 P-40 7./JG26 40km E Bardia Tomahawk of 2 Sqn, SAAF 49 28.8.1941 19:30 Spitfire 7./JG26 2km N Gravelines - 50 29.8.1941 8:40 Spitfire 7./JG26 10km NE Dunkirk - 51 4.9.1941 17:26 Spitfire 7./JG26 Vollezelle - 52 4.9.1941 17:29 Spitfire 7./JG26 Zeggers - 53 7.9.1941 17:22 Spitfire 7./JG26 NW Montreuil Spitfire of 71 Sqn, RAF 54 16.9.1941 19:40 Spitfire 7./JG26 E Boulogne Spitfire of 306 or 315 Sqn, RAF 55 18.9.1941 16:06 Hurricane 7./JG26 Yvetot Hurricane of 607 Sqn, RAF 56 18.9.1941 16:15 Spitfire 7./JG26 Ste Helene Spitfire of 452 Sqn, RAF 57 13.10.1941 14:33 Spitfire Stab II./JG26 Samer - 58 8.11.1941 13:07 Spitfire Stab II./JG26 Loon Plage Spitfire of Digby Wg or 412 Sqn, RAF 59 8.11.1941 13:15 Spitfire Stab II./JG26 NNE Dunkirk Spitfire of Digby Wg or 412 Sqn, RAF 60 8.12.1941 14:17 Spitfire Stab II./JG26 W Boulogne - 61 16.12.1941 16:01 Spitfire Stab II./JG26 NW Dunkirk Spitfire of 411 Sqn, RAF 62 16.12.1941 16:04 Spitfire Stab II./JG26 N Gravelines Spitfire of 411 Sqn, RAF 63 13.3.1942 16:17 Spitfire Stab II./JG26 Wirre Effroy Spitfire of 124 Sqn, RAF 64 24.3.1942 16:30 Spitfire Stab II./JG26 NW Rue-Cambron Spitfire of 412 Sqn, RAF 65 24.3.1942 16:35 Spitfire Stab II./JG26 Cambron Spitfire of 412 Sqn, RAF 66 4.4.1942 11:46 Spitfire Stab II./JG26 W Calais - 67 10.4.1942 17:50 Spitfire Stab II./JG26 NW Etaples Spitfire of 340 Sqn, RAF 68 25.4.1942 16:40 Spitfire Stab II./JG26 SW Crécy - 69 25.4.1942 16:43 Spitfire Stab II./JG26 SW Rue - 70 26.4.1942 18:05 Spitfire Stab II./JG26 WNW Calais Spitfire of 485 Sqn, RAF 71 26.4.1942 18:06 Spitfire Stab II./JG26 10km W Cap Gris Nez Spitfire of 485 Sqn, RAF 72 27.4.1942 14:47 Spitfire Stab II./JG26 NE Dunkirk Spitfire of Tangmere Wg or 340 Sqn, RAF 73 27.4.1942 16:06 Spitfire Stab II./JG26 N Mardyck Spitfire of 303 Sqn, RAF 74 29.4.1942 16:04 Spitfire Stab II./JG26 Le Touquet Spitfire of Northolt Wg or 317 Sqn, RAF 75 30.4.1942 19:36 Spitfire Stab II./JG26 W Somme Estuary Spitfire of 222 Sqn, RAF 76 1.5.1942 19:31 Spitfire Stab II./JG26 SW Calais Spitfire of 122 or 222 Sqn, RAF - 1.5.1942 19:40 Spitfire Stab II./JG26 5km N Calais not confirmed 77 6.5.1942 18:53 Spitfire Stab II./JG26 NW Cap Gris Nez Spitfire of 303 Sqn, RAF - 9.5.1942 13:43 Spitfire Stab II./JG26 15km S Gravelines Spitfire of 118 or 501 Sqn, RAF / not confirmed - 9.5.1942 13:44 Spitfire Stab II./JG26 15km S Gravelines Spitfire of 118 or 501 Sqn, RAF / not confirmed - 17.5.1942 17:35 Spitfire Stab II./JG26 Guines-St Omer not confirmed 78 31.5.1942 19:37 Spitfire Stab II./JG26 S Crécy Forest Spitfire of 485 Sqn, RAF 79 31.5.1942 19:41 Spitfire Stab II./JG26 Quend Plage les Pins Spitfire of 302 Sqn, RAF 80 2.6.1942 11:01 Spitfire Stab II./JG26 SW Abbeville Spitfire of 403 Sqn, RAF 81 2.6.1942 11:07 Spitfire Stab II./JG26 15km W Étaples Spitfire of 403 Sqn, RAF 82 20.6.1942 15:44 Spitfire Stab II./JG26 S Ardres Spitfire of 118 or 501 Sqn, RAF 83 20.6.1942 15:47 Spitfire Stab II./JG26 E Boulogne Spitfire of 118 or 501 Sqn, RAF 84 3.8.1942 10:32 Pe-2 Stab/JG51 47 591 - 85 3.8.1942 10:36 Pe-2 Stab/JG51 47 514 - 86 4.8.1942 10:38 Il-2 Stab/JG51 6km ENE Sübzow - 87 5.8.1942 18:48 LaGG-3 Stab/JG51 47 880 - 88 9.8.1942 14:30 MiG-3 Stab/JG51 47 844 - 89 10.8.1942 18:40~ Yak-1 Stab/JG51 47 563 - 90 22.8.1942 10:25 Il-2 Stab/JG51 47 761 - 91 24.8.1942 6:20 Il-2 Stab/JG51 47 754 - 92 24.8.1942 6:21 Il-2 Stab/JG51 47 791 - 93 25.8.1942 17:11 Pe-2 Stab/JG51 47 381 - 94 2.9.1942 8:23 LaGG-3 Stab/JG51 SW Karmanovo - 95 2.9.1942 10:52 Il-2 Stab/JG51 SW Gshatsk - 96 2.9.1942 10:55 Il-2 Stab/JG51 SSW Gshatsk - 97 2.9.1942 10:55 Il-2 Stab/JG51 SSW Gshatsk - 98 3.9.1942 14:32 Il-2 Stab/JG51 46 192 - 99 4.9.1942 17:35 Pe-2 Stab/JG51 S Zubtsowo - 100 5.9.1942 17:53 P-39 Stab/JG51 Kubinka - 101 5.9.1942 17:57 P-39 Stab/JG51 66 380 - 102 9.9.1942 17:08 Il-2 Stab/JG51 47 733 - 103 9.9.1942 17:12 Il-2 Stab/JG51 47 762 - 104 10.9.1942 7:09 Pe-2 Stab/JG51 47 843 - 105 10.9.1942 7:13 Il-2 Stab/JG51 47 764 - 106 10.9.1942 10:35 LaGG-3 Stab/JG51 47 811 - 107 14.9.1942 7:35 Il-2 Stab/JG51 47 762 - 108 14.9.1942 17:01 Il-2 Stab/JG51 47 594 - 109 14.9.1942 17:13 Il-2 Stab/JG51 47 591 - 110 14.9.1942 17.VII Pe-2 Stab/JG51 47 732 - 111 22.9.1942 9:25 MiG-3 Stab/JG51 47 612 - 112 22.9.1942 9:31 R-5 Stab/JG51 47 611 - 113 26.9.1942 12:23 LaGG-3 Stab/JG51 47 522 - 114 26.9.1942 16:08 LaGG-3 Stab/JG51 47 572 - 115 27.9.1942 6:59 LaGG-3 Stab/JG51 47 592 - 116 27.9.1942 7:03 LaGG-3 Stab/JG51 47 612 - 117 9.11.1942 15:07 Spitfire Stab/JG77 E Buq Buq Spitfire V of 92 Sqn, RAF flown by F/Sgt Blades - 9.11.1942 - Spitfire w.b. Stab/JG77 - - 118 27.11.1942 7:32 Spitfire Stab/JG77 - Spitfire of 1 Sqn, SAAF flown by Lt Marshall 119 10.12.1942 15:05 P-40 Stab/JG77 12km NW Agheila P-40F of 66 FS, 57 FG, USAAF 120 14.12.1942 15:08 P-40 Stab/JG77 SW Agheila P-40F of 57 FG, USAAF 121 14.12.1942 15:25 P-40 Stab/JG77 SW Agheila P-40F of 57 FG, USAAF 122 15.12.1942 10:58 P-40 Stab/JG77 Ras el Aali - 123 13.1.1943 8:45 Baltimore Stab/JG77 - - 124 14.1.1943 11:17 P-40 Stab/JG77 - - 125 14.1.1943 11:21 P-40 Stab/JG77 - - 126 14.1.1943 11:23 P-40 Stab/JG77 - - 127 18.1.1943 16:40 P-40 Stab/JG77 - - 128 22.1.1943 12:55 P-40 Stab/JG77 - - 129 22.1.1943 13:05 P-40 Stab/JG77 - - 130 10.3.1943 16:33 P-40 Stab/JG77 - - 131 10.3.1943 16:48 P-40 Stab/JG77 - - 132 13.3.1943 15:04 P-40 Stab/JG77 - - 133 13.3.1943 17:51 P-39 Stab/JG77 - - 134 22.3.1943 14:27 P-40 Stab/JG77 - - 135 23.3.1943 9:50 Spitfire Stab/JG77 - - Victories : 135 Awards : Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (5 June 1942) Ritterkreuz (14 September 1940) Eichenlaub (7 May 1941) Schwertern (15 June 1942) Medagalia d’Oro (7 May 1941) Units : JG26, JG51, JG77 http://www.luftwaffe.cz/muncheberg.html
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