Ludwig Müller (general)
Johann Ludwig Müller | |
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| Born | 28 June 1892 Zeselberg |
| Died | 28 June 1972 (aged 80) Ettlingen |
| Allegiance |  German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany |
| Service/ | Heer |
| Years of service | 1914–1945 |
| Rank | General der Infanterie |
| Commands held | 198. Infanterie-Division 97. Jäger Division |
| Battles/wars | World War I World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Template:Foreignchar 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)
- 2nd Class (10 July 1915)
- 1st Class (8 April 1918)
- Cross of Honor
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (21 October 1939)
- 1st Class (31 May 1940)
- Eastern Front Medal
- German Cross in Gold (28 February 1942)
- 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[1]
- 440th Oak Leaves on 6 April 1944 as Generalleutnant and stv. Führer XXIX Armeekorps[2]
References
- Citations
- Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
- Scherzer, Veit (2007). 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.
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Categories:
- 1892 births
- 1972 deaths
- Wehrmacht generals
- German military personnel of World War I
- German military personnel of World War II
- Recipients of the Iron Cross
- Recipients of the Cross of Honor
- Recipients of the German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross
- World War II prisoners of war held by the Soviet Union
- German prisoners of war
- People from Rhineland-Palatinate