Leopold Munster

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Allegiance Nazi Germany Years of service 1939–44 Unit JG 3		Service/branch Luftwaffe Rank Leutnant Name Leopold Munster
Died 8 May 1944(1944-05-08) (aged 23) Hildesheim

Leopold Munster (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 Munster 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 Staffelkapitan of the 4./Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet"

References

Leopold Munster Wikipedia

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