German Air Force
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Major JOACHIM MÜNCHEBERG (December 31, 1918 - March 23, 1943), awarded the Knight's Cross with Oakleaves and Swords, Commander Jagd-Geschwader 77. During a dogfight with american aircrafts a wing of Münchebergs plane broke. He managed to chute out of the plane and landed heavily wounded, he died on the way to the field hospital near Maknassy/Tunisia. Joachim Müncheberg shot down 135 enemy planes thereof 33 on the eastern front.
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10/20/2008