Dietrich von Müller explained
| Dietrich von Müller |
| Birth Date: | 16 September 1891 |
| Birth Place: | Malchow, German Empire |
| Death Place: | Hamburg, West Germany |
| Branch: | Army |
| Commands: | 16th Panzer Division |
| Battles: | World War II |
| Awards: | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords |
Dietrich von Müller (16 September 1891 – 3 January 1961) was a German general during World War II. Just before the end of World War II he was promoted to Generalleutnant and awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords.
On 19 April 1945 he was taken prisoner by members of 1st Czechoslovak Partisan Brigade of Jan Žižka on the Hoštice castle, Kroměříž District, Moravia, Czech Republic and handed over to the Red Army. Convicted as a war criminal in the Soviet Union, he was held until the winter of 1955.
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