Heinz Müller (SS officer)
Heinz Fritz Müller | |
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Born |
6 December 1912 Grimma, Germany |
Died |
17 March 1945 (aged 32) near Stuhlweißenburg, Hungary |
Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
Service/branch | Waffen-SS |
Years of service | 1938–45 |
Rank | Hauptsturmführer (Captain) |
Unit | 3rd SS Panzer Division Totenkopf |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards |
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross German Cross in Gold Iron Cross 1st Class Iron Cross 2nd Class Close Combat Clasp in Gold Panzer Badge in Bronze Wound Badge in Silver Eastern Front Medal 1941/42 |
Heinz Fritz Müller (6 December 1912 – 17 March 1945) was a Hauptsturmführer (Captain) in the Waffen-SS during World War II who was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, which was awarded to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership by Nazi Germany during World War II. He was also one of only 631 awarded the very rare Close Combat Clasp in Gold.[1][2]
References
- ↑ "frontkjemper".
- ↑ Berger 2004, p. 6.
Further reading
- Kurowski Franz, Infantry Aces, Stackpole Books, 2005, ISBN 0-8117-3202-9
- Florian Berger (2004), Ritterkreuzträger mit Nahkampfspange in Gold, ISBN 3-9501307-3-X
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). 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] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
- Mitcham, Samuel W (2007). Retreat to the Reich : the German defeat in France, 1944. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books. ISBN 978-0-8117-3384-7.
- Henschler Henri & Fay Will, Armor Battles of the Waffen-SS, 1943-45 Stackpole Books, 2003. ISBN 0-8117-2905-2
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