Anton Müller (Wehrmacht officer)

For the footballer, see Anton Müller (footballer).

Anton Müller
Born	(1914-04-12)12 April 1914 Niedersteinebach
Died	27 July 2006(2006-07-27) (aged 92) Asbach
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1936–45
Rank	Major
Commands	II. Battalion / Grenadier-Regiments 503
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Demyansk Pocket Siege of Leningrad Courland Pocket
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
Other work	Farm Worker Police Officer

Anton Müller (12 April 1914 – 27 July 2006) was a highly decorated major in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (14 September 1939)
  • 1st Class (17 December 1941)
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black (16 March 1942)
  • in Silver (14 August 1943)
  • in Gold (15 February 1945)
• Eastern Front Medal (27 July 1942)
• Infantry Assault Badge (15 March 1943)
• Close Combat Clasp
  • in Bronze (31 December 1943)
  • in Silber (27 August 1944)
• Honour Roll Clasp of the Army on 17 September 1943 as leutnant and leader 3. Kompanie/Infanterie-Regiment 503
• Demyansk Shield (1 January 1944)
• German Cross in Gold on 3 November 1943 as Oberleutnant in the 3./Grenadier-Regiments 503
• Armband Courland (1 April 1945)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 13 September 1944 as Hauptmann and leader of I./Grenadier-Regiment 501
  • 738th Oak Leaves on 14 February 1945 as Hauptmann and commander of II./Grenadier-Regiments 503

References

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
• Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
• Thomas, Franz (1998). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2300-9. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Ritterkreuztraeger 1939–1945