Alfred Müller (general)

Alfred Müller (23 November 1915 – 2 July 1997) was a general in the Bundeswehr of West Germany. During World War II, he served as an officer in the Wehrmacht and was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany.

Alfred Müller
Born	23 November 1915
Died	2 July 1997 (aged 81)
Allegiance	Nazi Germany  West Germany
Service/branch	Army
Rank	Oberst (Wehrmacht) Brigadegeneral (Bundeswehr)
Commands held	Panzerlehrbrigade 9
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (11 October 1939) & 1st Class (25 July 1941)[1]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 20 February 1943 as Hauptmann and commander of Sturmgeschütz-Lehr-Batterie 901[2]
  • Oak Leaves on 15 December 1943 as Hauptmann and commander of Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 191[2]
• Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (22 February 1973)

References

Citations

1. Thomas 1998, p. 100.
2. Scherzer 2007, p. 554.

Bibliography

• 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 [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
• Thomas, Franz (1998). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 2: L–Z] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2300-9.