sentences:  Serving as a "Geschwaderkommodore" (Wing Commander) in training under JG 51 wing commander Karl-Gottfried Nordmann, he claimed his 100th aerial victory on 5 September 1942 for which he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords on 9 September 1942, his score then at 103 aerial victories.On 1 October 1942 Müncheberg was given command of "Jagdgeschwader" 77 (JG 77—77th Fighter Wing), operating in the Mediterranean Theatre.He died of wounds following a mid-air collision during combat near Meknassy, Tunisia on 23 March 1943.