Ludwig Müller (general)
Johann Ludwig Müller | |
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Born | Zeselberg | 28 June 1892
Died | 28 June 1972 Ettlingen | (aged 80)
Allegiance | German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany |
Service/ | Heer |
Years of service | 1914–45 |
Rank | General der Infanterie |
Commands held | 198. Infanterie-Division 97. Jäger Division |
Battles/wars | World War I
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Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Johann Ludwig Müller (28 June 1892 – 28 June 1972) was a General der Infanterie in the Wehrmacht during World War II, and one of only 882 recipients 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. Ludwig Müller was captured by Soviet troops in August 1944 and was held until 1955.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1914)
- Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
- Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
- Eastern Front Medal
- German Cross in Gold on 28 February 1942 as Oberst im Generalstab in the General Staff of the XXIII. Armeekorps[2]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 25 October 1943 as Generalleutnant and commander of 97. Jäger Division[3]
- 440th Oak Leaves on 6 April 1944 as Generalleutnant and deputy leader of XXIX Armeekorps[4]
References
Citations
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.
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Categories:
- 1892 births
- 1972 deaths
- People from Pirmasens
- Generals of Infantry (Wehrmacht)
- German military personnel of World War I
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- World War II prisoners of war held by the Soviet Union
- German prisoners of war
- People from the Palatinate (region)
- Military personnel of Bavaria
- Reichswehr personnel