Albert Müller

Albert Müller
Born	3 April 1913 Beesenstedt
Died	3 April 2005 (aged 92) Dahn
Allegiance	Nazi Germany (to 1945)  West Germany
Service/branch	Kriegsmarine  German Navy
Years of service	1937–1945, 1960–1971
Rank	Kapitänleutnant (Wehrmacht) Kapitän zur See (Bundeswehr)
Commands held	Schnellboot "S-59"
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

Albert Müller (3 April 1913 – 3 April 2005) was a German Schnellboot commander in World War II and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (12 April 1940)^[1]
  • 2nd Class (8 March 1941)^[1]
• Sudetenland Medal (20 December 1939)^[2]
• Bronze Medal of Military Valor (4 November 1942)^[2]
• German Cross in Gold on 21 November 1942 as Oberleutnant zur See on Schnellboot S-59 in the 3. Schnellbootflottille^[3]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 13 December 1943 as Kapitänleutnant and commander of Schnellboot S-59 in the 3. Schnellbootflottille^[4]
• Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht on 30 June 1941
• Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany 1st Class (27 August 1971)^[2]

References

Citations

1. Dörr 1996, p. 73.
2. Dörr 1996, p. 74.
3. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 317.
4. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 316.

Bibliography

• Dörr, Manfred (1996). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Überwasserstreitkräfte der Kriegsmarine—Band 2: L–Z [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the Surface Forces of the Navy—Volume 2: L–Z] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2497-6.
• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (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] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
• 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] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
• Range, Clemens (1974). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Kriegsmarine [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the Navy]. Stuttgart, Germany: Motorbuch Verlag. ISBN 978-3-87943-355-1.
• 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 Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

External links

• World War II Awards.com