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	(1915-11-23)23 November 1915 Kaltensondheim, Kingdom of Bavaria, German Empire
Died	2 July 1997(1997-07-02) (aged 81) Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Federal Republic of Germany
Allegiance	Nazi Germany West Germany
Service / branch	Army
Rank	Oberstleutnant (Wehrmacht) Brigadegeneral (Bundeswehr)
Commands	Panzerlehrbrigade 9
Battles / wars	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

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (11 October 1939)
  • 1st Class (25 July 1941)
• 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
  • 354th Oak Leaves on 15 December 1943 as Hauptmann and commander of Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 191
• Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (22 February 1973)

References

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.