Fritz Muller (soldier)

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Years of service 1927–45 Name Fritz Muller Service/branch German Army		Commands held Grenadier-Regiment 208 Role Soldier Rank Oberst
Born 3 October 1907 Neumark, Silesia ( 1907-10-03 ) Allegiance Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany Battles/wars World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Bialystok–Minsk Battle of Smolensk (1941) Battle of Moscow Siege of Leningrad Died January 26, 1994, Eschwege, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars Invasion of Poland, Battle of France

Fritz Muller (3 October 1907 – 26 January 1994) was an Oberst in the Wehrmacht during World War II, and one of only 882 recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Fritz Muller was captured by American troops in 1945.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1939)

2nd Class (28 October 1939)

1st Class (28 October 1939)

Wound Badge (1939)

in Silver

Eastern Front Medal

Infantry Assault Badge

German Cross in Gold on 19 May 1942 as Hauptmann in the II./Jager-Regiment 38

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Knight's Cross on 25 August 1942 as Hauptmann and commander of II./Jager-Regiment 38

477th Oak Leaves on 14 May 1944 as Oberst and commander Grenadier-Regiment 208

Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht on 29 April 1944

References

Fritz Muller (soldier) Wikipedia

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