Karl “Fuchs” Munz was born on 29 April
1915 at Gottwollshausen in the Schwäbisch-Hall region of Württemberg. Munz
served with JG 52 from summer 1940. Oberfeldwebel Munz was assigned to
the Stabsstaffel of I./JG 52. He recorded his first victory over the Channel
front, when he shot down a RAF Blenheim twin-engine bomber on 25 May 1941.
His second victory was also a Blenheim. Having accompanied I./JG 52 to
participate in the invasion of Russia, Munz found his combat career interrupted
time and again by wounds. He was first wounded on 8 January 1942, then
on 23 August in Bf 109 G-2 (W.Nr. 141 52) “< + 2” and again on 20 August
1943, when he baled out of Bf 109 G-6 (W.Nr. 200 03) “<< +” following
aerial combat with a Russian Yak-1 fighter. By 23 August 1942, he had accumulated
13 victories. He recorded his 21st and 22nd victories on 22 July 1943.
On 1 June 1944, Munz recorded his 30th and the 2,000th victory of I./JG
52. He recorded his 52nd victory on 2 September. On 25 January 1945, Munz
was appointed Staffelkapitän of 3./JG 52. He had also received promotion
to officer rank. Munz was transferred to III./EJG 2 on 7 April 1945, to
fly the Me 262 jet fighter. He recorded three victories with the jet, including
a USAAF four-engine bomber. Munz was recommended for the award of the Ritterkreuz,
however it is uncertain whether or not he actually received the decoration.
“Fuchs” Munz was credited with 60 victories in 600
missions. He recorded six victories over the Western
front, including 13 Il-2 Sturmoviks, two
four-engine bombers and three victories flying
the Me 262 jet fighter.
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25.5.1941
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Blenheim | I./JG 52 | - |
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1941
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Blenheim | I./JG 52 | - |
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20.8.1942
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R-2 | Stab I./JG 52 | 55 733: tiefflug |
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23.8.1942
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E/a | Stab I./JG 52 | - |
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25.6.1943
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Yak-1 | Stab I./JG 52 | 86 562: at 700m |
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5.7.1943
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Il-4 | Stab I./JG 52 | 60 181 at 300m |
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5.7.1943
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Il-2 | Stab I./JG 52 | 61 142 at 300m |
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6.7.1943
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Il-4 | Stab I./JG 52 | 61 444: at 200m |
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7.7.1943
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LaGG-5 | Stab I./JG 52 | 61 253: at 400m |
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7.7.1943
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LaGG-5 | Stab I./JG 52 | 61 421: at 300m |
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20.7.1943
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Yak-1 | Stab I./JG 52 | 88 261: at 400m |
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22.7.1943
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Il-7 | Stab I./JG 52 | 88 255: at 500m |
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22.7.1943
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Il-7 | Stab I./JG 52 | 88 298: tiefstflug |
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25.7.1943
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Yak-1 | Stab I./JG 52 | 88 268: at 4.400m |
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27.7.1943
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Il-7 | Stab I./JG 52 | 88 298: at 400m |
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31.7.1943
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Il-2 | Stab I./JG 52 | 88 435: at 200m |
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1.8.1943
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Il-2 | Stab I./JG 52 | 88 235 at 500m |
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7.8.1943
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Yak-1 | Stab I./JG 52 | 61 542 at 500m |
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16.8.1943
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P-39 | Stab I./JG 52 | 70 716: at 2.000m |
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30.5.1944
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Il-2 | 1./JG 52 | 78 821: at 300m |
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1.6.1944
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P-39 | 1./JG 52 | 78 671 / 2,000th for I./JG 52 |
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4.6.1944
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Il-2 | 1./JG 52 | 78 634: at 200m |
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4.6.1944
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Yak-9 | 1./JG 52 | 78 694: at 400m |
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5.7.1944
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Il-2 | 1./JG 52 | 41 836: at 100m |
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6.7.1944
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Yak-9 | 1./JG 52 | 41 699: tiefst |
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10.7.1944
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Yak-9 | 1./JG 52 | 41 833: at 100m |
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14.7.1944
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LaGG-5 | 1./JG 52 | 50 471: at 3.800m |
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16.7.1944
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Yak-9 | 1./JG 52 | 50 395: at 800m |
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16.7.1944
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Il-2 | 1./JG 52 | 41 694: tiefst. |
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17.7.1944
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Yak-9 | 1./JG 52 | 50 177: at 3.500m |
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24.7.1944
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Pe-2 | 1./JG 52 | 40 544: at 3.000m |
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14.8.1944
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P-39 | 1./JG 52 | 11 457 at 5.000m |
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22.8.1944
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Il-2 | 1./JG 52 | 11 433: at 200m |
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23.8.1944
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Il-2 | 1./JG 51 | 11 422: no height |
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24.8.1944
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Yak-9 | 1./JG 52 | 11 419: at 500m |
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25.8.1944
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Il-2 | 1./JG 52 | 11 518: at 200m |
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26.8.1944
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Yak-9 | 1./JG 52 | 11 336: at 1.500m |
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26.8.1944
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Il-2 | 1./JG 52 | 11 323: at 300m |
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28.8.1944
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Yak-9 | 1./JG 52 | 11 173 at 1.500m |
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28.8.1944
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Yak-9 | 1./JG 52 | 11 322 at 800m |
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31.8.1944
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Il-2 | 1./JG 52 | 11 322: at 500m |
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1.9.1944
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Yak-9 | 1./JG 52 | 11 321: at 1.500m |
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2.9.1944
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Il-2 | 1./JG 52 | - |
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14.9.1944
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LaGG-5 | 1./JG 52 | 20 512: at 3.500m |
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1944-45
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E/a | I./JG 52 | - |
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1944-45
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E/a | I./JG 52 | - |
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1944-45
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E/a | I./JG 52 | - |
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1944-45
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E/a | I./JG 52 | - |
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1945
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E/a | III./EJG 2 | - |
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1945
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E/a | III./EJG 2 | - |
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1945
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E/a | III./EJG 2 | - |
Victories : 60
Awards : Ehrenpokal (6 July 1942)
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (12 December 1943)
Ritterkreuz?
Units : JG 52, EJG 2