Ludwig Müller Military person

Johann Ludwig Müller (28 June 1892 – 28 June 1972) was a General der Infanterie 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. Ludwig Müller was captured by Soviet troops in August 1944 and was held until 1955.

Personal facts

Birth dateJune 28, 1892
Birth place
Germany , Pirmasens
Date of deathJune 28, 1972
Place of death
Germany , Ettlingen

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allegiance
Nazi Germany
German Empire (to 1918)
Weimar Republic (to 1933)
award
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
military operations
Operation Barbarossa
Battle of the Caucasus
World War II
Battle of France
World War I
Battle of Kiev (1941)
Battles of Rzhev
Battle of the Dnieper
Jassy–Kishinev Offensive
military branch
German Army (1935–45)
military command
198. Infanterie-Division
97. Jäger Division
service start1914
service end1945

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