Heinz Müller (SS officer)

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Heinz Müller
6 December 1912 (1912-12-06) – 17 March 1945 (aged 32)
Place of birth Grimma
Place of death near Stuhlweißenburg, Hungary
Allegiance Flag of Nazi Germany Nazi Germany
Service/branch Waffen SS
Years of service 1938-1945
Rank Hauptsturmführer der Reserve
Unit III./SS-PzGrenRgt 6 "Theodor Eicke"
Battles/wars World War II
Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (posthumous)
Close Combat Clasp in Gold

Heinz Müller (born 6 December 1912 in Grimma; Killed in action 17 March 1945 near Stuhlweißenburg, Hungary) was a highly decorated German Waffen-SS officer.

He was one of 98 soldiers to have been awarded both the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and Close Combat Clasp in Gold.

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[edit] References

  • Berger, Florian. Ritterkreuzträger mit Nahkampfspange in Gold. Selbstverlag Florian Berger, 2004. ISBN 3-9501307-3-X.
  • Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas, 2000. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
  • Patzwall, Klaus D. and Scherzer, Veit. Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 - 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II. Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, 2001. ISBN 3-931533-45-X.
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