Oberstleutnant Münchow, Kampfkdt. Budapest?
Re: Oberstleutnant Münchow, Kampfkdt. Budapest?
Leopold von Münchow was the Kommandeur Rückwärtiges Armeegebiet (Korück) 593 (früher 586). That is the reason why he stayed in Budapest because the Korück belonged to the hungarian capital in this time. He is missed since the 15.2.1945.
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Re: Oberstleutnant Münchow, Kampfkdt. Budapest?
Although Leopold v. Münchow was a Leutnant in Husaren-Regiment Nr. 5 in 1914, he finished WW1 as a Rittmeister in the 2. Leib-Husaren-Regiment Nr. 2 and hence that particular model of Totenkopf.Conclusion : von Münchow was wearing the death head in remembrance of his Braunschweig service.
But, to not make this case easy - he is not wearing a Brunswick death head !! It's the Prussian version.
At the moment I just can presume that only this piece was available at that time.
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Re: Oberstleutnant Münchow, Kampfkdt. Budapest?
HelloUngvary wrote:Leopold von Münchow was the Kommandeur Rückwärtiges Armeegebiet (Korück) 593 (früher 586). That is the reason why he stayed in Budapest because the Korück belonged to the hungarian capital in this time. He is missed since the 15.2.1945.
I don' t think that he was Korück 593, because it was GLt. Krause (a source reads GM. Bormann......)
I have v. Münchow in 1944 in the IX. SS-Geb.K., who knows in which position and from/to when ?
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Re: Oberstleutnant Münchow, Kampfkdt. Budapest?
in this
Totentafel
he is listed :
MÜNCHOW, von Leopold. Rittmeister a.D.,
gründete 1897 die „Blau-Weiß-Blaue Union“ in Swinemünde (später „Jungsturm")
Waldenfelsstr. 7
* 04.03.1884 Lippehne, Lkr. Soldin
+ 02.1945 Budapest/Ungarn
meldete sich bei Ausbruch des 2. WK freiwillig zur Wehrmacht, gefallen als Oberst und letzter Verteidiger des Flugplatzes Budapest
Jan-Hendrik
Totentafel
he is listed :
MÜNCHOW, von Leopold. Rittmeister a.D.,
gründete 1897 die „Blau-Weiß-Blaue Union“ in Swinemünde (später „Jungsturm")
Waldenfelsstr. 7
* 04.03.1884 Lippehne, Lkr. Soldin
+ 02.1945 Budapest/Ungarn
meldete sich bei Ausbruch des 2. WK freiwillig zur Wehrmacht, gefallen als Oberst und letzter Verteidiger des Flugplatzes Budapest
Jan-Hendrik
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Re: Oberstleutnant Münchow, Kampfkdt. Budapest?
Thanks for the information (and the link) on Leopold von Münchow's last command, Jan-Hendrik. Very interesting indeed. Also thanks to Ungvary, Glenn and Rossano for your input on this 10 year old post of mine.Jan-Hendrik wrote:meldete sich bei Ausbruch des 2. WK freiwillig zur Wehrmacht, gefallen als Oberst und letzter Verteidiger des Flugplatzes Budapest
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Re: Oberstleutnant Münchow, Kampfkdt. Budapest?
I have found an additional bit of information on the Vermisstenbildlisten of the DRK.
The Oberstleutnant von Münchow, Leopold (4.3.1884) is listed in the 'Bildliste in Gefangenschaft Verschollener" as of 1949 in Bobruisk (KG 183)
http://193.159.223.62:8081/vbl/Standort/ST.aspx
The Oberstleutnant von Münchow, Leopold (4.3.1884) is listed in the 'Bildliste in Gefangenschaft Verschollener" as of 1949 in Bobruisk (KG 183)
http://193.159.223.62:8081/vbl/Standort/ST.aspx