Alfred Müller (general) explained

Alfred Müller
Birth Date:	23 November 1915
Birth Place:	Kaltensondheim, Kingdom of Bavaria, German Empire
Death Place:	Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Federal Republic of Germany
Allegiance:
Branch:	Army
Rank:	Oberstleutnant (Wehrmacht) Brigadegeneral (Bundeswehr)
Commands:	Panzerlehrbrigade 9
Battles:	World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Battle of Dunkirk Operation Barbarossa Battle of Stalingrad Battle of the Caucasus Crimean Offensive
Awards:	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

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.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (11 October 1939)^[1]
  • 1st Class (25 July 1941)^[1]
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black (7 June 1943)
• General Assault Badge (29 August 1941)
• Kuban Shield (1 December 1944)
• Order of Michael the Brave
  • 3rd Class (28 January 1944)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 20 February 1943 as Hauptmann and commander of Sturmgeschütz-Batterie 901^[2]
  • 354th Oak Leaves on 15 December 1943 as Hauptmann and commander of Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 191^[3]
• Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (22 February 1973)

References

Bibliography

• Book: 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 . German . Jena, Germany . Scherzers Militaer-Verlag . 978-3-938845-17-2.
• Book: Thomas , Franz . 1998 . Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z . The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 2: L–Z . German . Osnabrück, Germany . Biblio-Verlag . 978-3-7648-2300-9.

Notes and References

1. Thomas 1998, p. 100.
2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 259.
3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 65.