This picture showing Hauptmann Joachim "Jochen" Müncheberg (Luftwaffe ace with 135 aerial victories) when his fame was at its height. This one was first published in "Die Wehrmacht" magazine of 8 July 1942, which suggests that they could show the return of Jagdgeschwader 26 (JG 26) "Schlageter" pilots from the famous action of 2 June 1942, when they almost exterminated a Canadian fighter squadron. Müncheberg is the one at left, while at right is Hauptmann Wilhelm-Ferdinand Galland, the younger brother of famous Luftwaffe ace Adolf "Dolfo" Galland
Source:
Book "Luftwaffe at War: Luftwaffe Aces of the Western Front" by Robert Michulec
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