Hptm. Joachim Muncheberg - Stab./JG 51

[NBE1942]

Originally Posted by John Beaman

NBE1942: I am sort of confused by your post. What is the source of your information? Muncheberg was Kommordore of JG 77 in Tunisia, not JG 51. The Gen.Qu.6.Abt records state it was Dec 10 and only that he crashlanded after being hit in the engine during a Luftkampf.

Yes. I know that. My post was a reply only to this words: . I don't think that Müncheberg was ever shot down in the West or in North Africa and due to his skill in fighter v. fighter combat, it makes it unlikely that he was shot down by a Russian either.

Thus, Muncheberg was shot down in combat at least once in North Africa. So, it is far from being excluded that he could be also shot down during tour of duty on the East.