Leopold Münster

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Allegiance Nazi Germany Commands held II./JG 3 Rank Leutnant		Years of service 1939–44 Unit Jagdgeschwader 3 Service/branch Luftwaffe

Battles/wars World War IIOperation BarbarossaSiege of MaltaBattle of StalingradDefense of the Reich † Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves Died 8 May 1944, Hildesheim, Germany Award Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars World War II, Operation Barbarossa, Siege of Malta, Battle of Stalingrad, Defence of the Reich

Leopold Münster (13 December 1920 – 8 May 1944) was a 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.

Awards

Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe

Iron Cross (1939)

2nd Class (24 July 1941)

1st Class (7 September 1941)

Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe on 13 September 1942 as Feldwebel and pilot

German Cross in Gold on 3 October 1942 as Feldwebel in the 4./Jagdgeschwader 3

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Knight's Cross on 21 December 1942 as Feldwebel and pilot in the II./Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet"

471st Oak Leaves on 12 May 1944 as Leutnant (war officer) and Staffelkapitän of the 4./Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet"

References

Leopold Münster Wikipedia

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