Kammala jumla mai zuwa: A ranar 5 ga Yuni, 1940, a kan aikinsa na 133 na yaƙi na yaƙin, shiga cikin yaƙin iska a karo na 32, an harbe Mölders a cikin Bf 109 E-4 yayin da yake shiga cikin yaƙin iska tare da Sojojin Sama na Faransa Dewoitine D.520s kusa da Compiègne da misalin 18:40. Mölders sannan sojojin Faransa suka kama shi kuma suka kama shi a matsayin fursunonin yaki amma an sake shi bayan makonni uku bayan da sojojin Faransa suka kama shi.
yarjejeniyar tsagaita wuta da Faransa. Dangane da maɓuɓɓuka daban-daban, waɗanda suka haɗa da Edward R. Hooton da Alex Kershaw, wanda ya yi nasara shi ne "Sous lieutenant" daga "Groupe de Chasse" II/7, wanda aka harbe shi kuma aka kashe shi bayan saukar da Mölders.