Kurt von Mühlen explained

Kurt von Mühlen
Birth Date:	22 January 1905
Death Place:	Kressbronn am Bodensee ----->
Branch:	Army (Wehrmacht)
Rank:	Generalleutnant
Commands:	559th Volksgrenadier Division
Battles:	World War II
Awards:	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Kurt von Mühlen (22 January 1905 – 15 January 1971) was a German general during World War II who commanded the 559th Volksgrenadier Division. He 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 (18 May 1940) & 1st Class (31 July 1940)^[1]
German Cross in Gold on 28 February 1942 as Major in MG-Battalion 5^[2]
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 6 November 1942 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Jäger-Regiment 75^[3]
- Oak Leaves on 9 January 1945 as Generalmajor and commander of 559.Volks-Grenadier-Division^[4]

Book: Fellgiebel , Walther-Peer . Walther-Peer Fellgiebel . 2000 . 1986 . Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile . The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches . German . Friedberg, Germany . Podzun-Pallas . 978-3-7909-0284-6.
Book: Patzwall . Klaus D. . Scherzer . Veit . 2001 . Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II . The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2 . German . Norderstedt, Germany . Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall . 978-3-931533-45-8.
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.