Leopold Münster

Leopold Münster
Born 13 December 1920
Hochheim
Died 8 May 1944(1944-05-08) (aged 23)
Hildesheim
Allegiance  Nazi Germany
Service/branch Luftwaffe
Years of service 1939–1944
Rank Leutnant
Unit JG 3
Commands held II./JG 3
Battles/wars

World War II
Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
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Leopold Münster (13 December 1920 – 8 May 1944) was a German Luftwaffe ace and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves during World War II. Leopold Münster claimed 95 victories, 25 on the Western Front. He was posthumously awarded the Oak Leaves to his Knight's Cross on 12 May 1944.

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Awards

Notes

  1. ^ According to Scherzer as Staffelkapitän of the 5./Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet".[2]

References

Citations
  1. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 261.
  2. ^ a b Scherzer 2007, p. 559.
  3. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 70.
Bibliography
  • Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
  • Obermaier, Ernst (1989). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe Jagdflieger 1939 - 1945 (in German). Mainz, Germany: Verlag Dieter Hoffmann. ISBN 3-87341-065-6.
  • Patzwall, Klaus D. and Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 - 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II. Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 3-931533-45-X.
  • Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
  • Spick, Mike (1996). Luftwaffe Fighter Aces. New York: Ivy Books. ISBN 0-8041-1696-2.

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