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 According to US historian David T. Zabecki, Müncheberg was credited with 135 aerial victories. His 135 aerial victories were claimed in more than 500 combat missions, 102 on the Western Front - including 19 over Malta, one in Yugoslavia and 24 in North Africa - and 33 on the Eastern Front. 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.

Victory claims were logged to a map-reference (PQ = Planquadrat), for example "PQ 47591". The Luftwaffe grid map () 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 . These sectors were then subdivided into 36 smaller units to give a location area in size.

Claim Date Time Type Location Claim Date Time Type Location – Stab III. Gruppe of Jagdgeschwader 26 "Schlageter" –"Phoney War" — 23 September 1939 – 9 May 1940 1 7 November 1939 13:43 Blenheim southwest of Opladen, at the Wupper estuary – Stab III. Gruppe of Jagdgeschwader 26 "Schlageter" –Battle of France — 10 May – 25 June 1940 2 11 May 1940 17:45 Curtiss northwest of Antwerp 6 31 May 1940 15:35 Lysander Veurne-Dunkirk 3 14 May 1940 18:45 Hurricane east of Ath 7 31 May 1940 15:40 Hurricane southwest of Dunkirk 4 15 May 1940 13:00 Hurricane Overijse 8 31 May 1940 15:45 Hurricane northeast of Dunkirk 5 29 May 1940 18:10 Spitfire west of Dunkirk 9 31 May 1940 20:10 Spitfire Dunkirk/Dover – Stab III. Gruppe of Jagdgeschwader 26 "Schlageter" –At the Channel and over England — 26 June 1940 – 20 August 1941 10 28 July 1940 15:15 Hurricane northeast of Dover 12 14 August 1940 13:29 Hurricane Folkestone/Dover 11 8 August 1940 12:55 Spitfire northeast of Margate 13 15 August 1940 16:01 Spitfire southeast of Dover – 7. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 26 "Schlageter" –At the Channel and over England — 21 August 1940 – February 1941 14 24 August 1940 12:22 Hurricane Ashford 19 11 September 1940 19:25 Spitfire east of Ashford 15 31 August 1940 10:00 Hurricane northwest of Braintree 20 14 September 1940 17:05 Spitfire south of Maidstone 16 1 September 1940 14:52 Hurricane west of Goudhurst 21 17 October 1940 14:55 Bloch 151 Faversham 17 6 September 1940 10:28 Hurricane Dungeness 22 25 October 1940 14:40 Spitfire Marden 18 7 September 1940 18:45 Spitfire southeast of London 23 14 November 1940 15:32 Spitfire southeast of Dover – 7. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 26 "Schlageter" –Sicily and North Africa — February – September 1941 24 12 February 1941 16:41 Hurricane south of Siġġiewi, Malta 37 23 April 1941 18:07 Hurricane southeast of Ħal Far, Malta 25 16 February 1941 10:38 Hurricane southwest of Malta 38 29 April 1941 18:47 Hurricane St. Paul's Bay 26 16 February 1941 10:45 Hurricane east of Ta' Vnezja, Malta 39 1 May 1941 07:53? Hurricane southeast of St. Paul's Bay south of Valletta airfield 27 25 February 1941 16:45 Hurricane east of St. Paul's Bay 40 1 May 1941 07:55? Hurricane south of Vallettasouthwest of Luqa, Malta 28 26 February 1941 14:06 Hurricane Krendi, Maltasouth of Krendi, Malta 41 1 May 1941 17:15 Hurricane southwest of Luqa, Malta 29 26 February 1941 14:10 Hurricane south of Malta 42 6 May 1941 12:22 Hurricane northeast of St. Paul's Baynorthwest of St. Paul's Bay 30 2 March 1941 10:45 Hurricane west of Marsaxlokk 43 6 May 1941 12:26 Hurricane southwest of Ħal Far, Malta 31 5 March 1941 17:32 Hurricane south of Ħal Far, Malta 25 May 1941 15:00 Hurricane Ta' Qali, Malta 32 15 March 1941 07:50 Wellington northwest of Gozo 25 May 1941 15:00 Hurricane Ta' Qali, Malta 33 28 March 1941 17:20 Hurricane south of Gozo 44 20 June 1941 07:55 Hurricane east of Buq Buq 34 6 April 1941 12:05 Fury northeast of Podgorica 45 24 June 1941 08:00 Hurricane Lavyet Ungheila 6 April 1941 Breguet 19 Podgorica 46 15 July 1941 18:40 P-40 southwest of Ras el Milh 35 11 April 1941 11:31 Hurricane southeast of Malta 47 29 July 1941 17:48 P-40 east of Bardia 36 11 April 1941 11:53 Hurricane southeast of St. Paul's Bay 48 29 July 1941 17:52 P-40 east of Bardia – 7. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 26 "Schlageter" –At the Channel and over England — 22 June – September 1941 49 26 August 1941 19:30 Spitfire north of Gravelines 53 7 September 1941 17:22 Spitfire northwest of Montreuil 50 29 August 1941 08:40 Spitfire northeast of Dunkirk 54 16 September 1941 19:40 Spitfire east of Boulogne 51 4 September 1941 17:26 Spitfire Vollezele 55 18 September 1941 16:05 Spitfire Yvetot 52 4 September 1941 17:29 Spitfire Zeggers 56 18 September 1941 16:15 Spitfire YvetotSainte-Hélène – Stab II. Gruppe of Jagdgeschwader 26 "Schlageter" –At the Channel and over England — October – 31 December 1941 57 13 October 1941 14:33 Spitfire Samer 60 8 December 1941 14:17 Spitfire Boulogne 58 8 November 1941 13:07 Spitfire Loon-Plage 61 16 December 1941 16:01 Spitfire northwest of Dunkirk 59? 8 November 1941 13:15 Spitfire north-northeast of Dunkirk 62 16 December 1941 16:04 Spitfire north of Gravelines – Stab II. Gruppe of Jagdgeschwader 26 "Schlageter" –On the Western Front — 1 January – June 1942 63 13 March 1942 16:17 Spitfire Wierre-Effroy 76 1 May 1942 19:31 Spitfire southwest of Calais 64 24 March 1942 16:30 Spitfire Pendé, northwest of RudéRue–Cambron 1 May 1942 19:40 Spitfire north of Calais 65 24 March 1942 16:35 Spitfire Cambron 77 6 May 1942 18:53? Spitfire northwest of Cap Gris Nez 66 4 April 1942 11:46 Spitfire off Calais 9 May 1942 13:43 Spitfire south of Gravelines 67 10 April 1942 17:50 Spitfire northwest of Étaples 9 May 1942 13:44 Spitfire south of Gravelines 68 25 April 1942 16:40 Spitfire southwest of Crécy 17 May 1942 17:35 Spitfire Guînes–Saint-Omer 69 25 April 1942 16:43 Spitfire southwest of Rue 78 31 May 1942 19:37 Spitfire south of Crécy (forest area) 70 26 April 1942 18:05? Spitfire west-northwest of Calais west of Calais 79 31 May 1942 19:41 Spitfire Quend Plage les Pins 71 26 April 1942 18:06? Spitfire west of Cap Gris Nez west of Cap Gris Nez 80 2 June 1942 11:01 Spitfire southwest of Abbeville 72 27 April 1942 14:47 Spitfire northeast of Dunkirk 81 2 June 1942 11:07 Spitfire west of Étaples 73 27 April 1942 16:06 Spitfire north of Mardyck 82 20 June 1942 15:44 Spitfire south of Ardres 74 29 April 1942 16:04 Spitfire Le Touquet 83 20 June 1942 15:47 Spitfire east of Boulogne 75 30 April 1942 19:36 Spitfire west of Somme Estuary – Stab of Jagdgeschwader 51 –Eastern Front — 1 May 1942 – 3 February 1943 84 3 August 1942 10:32 Pe-2 PQ 47591, north-northeast of Rzhevvicinity of Rzhev 101 5 September 1942 17:55? P-39 PQ 6638, Kubinka east-northeast of Mozajsk 85 3 August 1942 10:36 Pe-2 PQ 47514, north-northwest of Rzhev northwest of Rzhev 102 9 September 1942 17:08 Il-2 PQ 47733, southeast of Rzhev southeast of Rzhev 86 4 August 1942 10:38 Il-2 east-northeast of Zubtsov 103 9 September 1942 17:12 Il-2 PQ 47843, west-southwest of Zubtsov southwest of Zubtsov 87 5 August 1942 18:48 LaGG-3 PQ 4788 southeast of Rogatschew 104 10 September 1942 07:09 Pe-2 PQ 47762, south-southeast of Zubtsov south of Zubtsov 88 9 August 1942 14:30 MiG-3 PQ 47844, south of Zubtsov south of Zubtsov 105 10 September 1942 07:13 Il-2 PQ 47764, southeast of Zubtsov south of Zubtsov 89 10 August 1942 18:40 Yak-1 PQ 47563, north of Rzhev north of Rzhev 106 10 September 1942 10:35 LaGG-3 PQ 47811, northwest of Zubtsovvicinity of Zubtsov 90 22 August 1942 10:25 Il-2 PQ 47761, south-southeast of Rzhev southwest of Zubtsov 107 13 September 1942? 06:07? Pe-2 PQ 47762, east-southeast of Rzhev southeast of Rzhev 91 24 August 1942 06:20 Il-2 PQ 47754, southeast of Rzhev south-southwest of Rzhev 108 14 September 1942 07:25 Il-2 PQ 47593, east-southeast of Rzhev southwest of Zubtsov 92 24 August 1942 06:21 Il-2 PQ 47791, south of Rzhev south-southwest of Zubtsov 109 14 September 1942 17:01 Il-2 Rzhev 93 25 August 1942 17:11 Pe-2 PQ 47381, north of Rzhev north-northwest of Rzhev 110 14 September 1942 17:13 Pe-2 PQ 47591, north of Rzhevvicinity of Rzhev 94 2 September 1942 08:23 LaGG-3 southwest of Karmanovo 111 22 September 1942 09:25 MiG-3 northeast of Klimovo west-southwest of Staritsa 95 2 September 1942 10:52 Il-2 southwest of Gshatsksouthwest of Gagarin 112 22 September 1942 09:31 R-5 southeast of Klimovo west-southwest of Staritsa 96 2 September 1942 10:55 Il-2 southwest of Gshatsksouth-southwest of Gagarin 113 26 September 1942 12:23 LaGG-3 north of Rzhev 97 2 September 1942 10:55 Il-2 southwest of Gshatsksouth-southwest of Gagarin 114 26 September 1942 16:08 LaGG-3 west-southwest of Rzhev west of Rzhev 98 3 September 1942 14:32 Il-2 PQ 46192vicinity of Konaja 115 27 September 1942 06:59 LaGG-3 northeast of Rzhevvicinity of Rzhev 99 4 September 1942 17:35 Pe-2 south of Zubtsov 116 27 September 1942 07:03 LaGG-3 PQ 47612, Klimovo west-southwest of Staritsa 100 5 September 1942 17:53 P-39 Kubinka – Stab of Jagdgeschwader 77 –North Africa — 1 November – 31 December 1942 117 9 November 1942 15:07 Spitfire east of Buq Buq 120 14 December 1942 15:08 P-40 southwest of El Agheila 9 November 1942 Spitfire 121 14 December 1942 15:25 P-40 southwest of El Agheila 118 27 November 1942 07:32 Spitfire east of Bir el Ginn 122 15 December 1942 10:58 P-40 Ras el Aali 119 10 December 1942 15:05 P-40 northwest of El Agheila – Stab of Jagdgeschwader 77 –North Africa — 1 January – 23 March 1943 123 13 January 1943 08:45 Baltimore northeast of Bir Dufan 129 28 January 1943 17:40 P-40 southeast of Tarhuna 124 14 January 1943 11:12? P-40 southeast of Bir Dufan 130 10 March 1943 16:33 P-40 north of Ksar el Hirane 125 14 January 1943 11:17? P-40 Bir Dufan airfield 131 10 March 1943 16:48 P-40 north of Ksar Foum Tatahouine 126 14 January 1943 11:23? P-40 Bir Dufan airfield 132 13 March 1943 15:04 P-40 Matmata airfieldvicinity of La Fauconnerie 126? 27 January 1943 16:40 P-40 133 13 March 1943 17:51 P-39 northwest of La Fauconnerievicinity of La Fauconnerie 127 27 January 1943 12:55 P-40 southeast of Zuara 134 22 March 1943 14:27 P-40 south-southwest of Gabèsvicinity of El Hamma 128 27 January 1943 13:05 P-40 south of Sorman 135 23 March 1943 09:50 Spitfire south-southwest of Maknassy

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