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Albert Müller (Waffen SS)

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Albert Müller
Born20 September 1913
Oftersheim, Germany
Died2 February 1993(1993-02-02) (aged 79)
Allegiance Nazi Germany
Service / branch Waffen SS
Years of service1939–45
RankHauptscharführer
UnitSS-VT
5th SS Panzer Division Wiking
Battles / warsWorld War II
AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Iron Cross 1st Class
Iron Cross 2nd Class
Close Combat Clasp in Bronze
Eastern Front Medal 1941/42

Albert Müller (20 September 1913 – 2 February 1993) was a Hauptscharführer in the Waffen SS during World War II who was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross was awarded to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership by Nazi Germany during World War II.

Hauptscharführer Albert Müller was awarded the Knight's Cross on 4 September 1943 as platoon commander in the 4th Company, 10th SS Panzer Grenadier Regiment Westland, 5th SS Panzer Division Wiking, while serving on the Eastern Front.

References

Further reading

  • 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)
  • Mitcham, Samuel W (2007). Retreat to the Reich : the German defeat in France, 1944. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books. ISBN 978-0-8117-3384-7.
  • Mitcham, Samuel W (2007). The German Defeat in the East, 1944–45. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books. ISBN 978-0-8117-3371-7.

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