Ludwig Müller (general)

Johann Ludwig Müller (28 June 1892 – 28 June 1972) was a German general (General of the Infantry) in the Wehrmacht during World War II, and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany.

Born28 June 1892

Zeselberg

Died28 June 1972 (aged 80)

Ettlingen

AllegianceGerman Empire
Weimar Republic
Nazi Germany

Branch

German Army

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Johann Ludwig Müller
Born	(1892-06-28)28 June 1892 Zeselberg
Died	28 June 1972(1972-06-28) (aged 80) Ettlingen
Military career
Allegiance	German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany
Branch	German Army
Service years	1914–1945
Rank	General der Infanterie
Commands	198th Infantry Division 97th Jäger Division XXXXIV Army Corps
Conflicts	World War I World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Kiev (1941) Battles of Rzhev Battle of the Caucasus Lower Dnieper Offensive Jassy–Kishinev Offensive (August 1944)
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Müller, as commander of the XXXXIV Army Corps, surrendered to the Soviet forces in August 1944 and was held in the Soviet Union as a war criminal until 1955.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (10 July 1915) & 1st Class (8 April 1918)^[1]

Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (21 October 1939) & 1st Class (31 May 1940)^[1]
German Cross in Gold on 28 February 1942 as Oberst im Generalstab in the General Staff of the XXIII. Armeekorps^[2]
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 25 October 1943 as Generalleutnant and commander of 97. Jäger Division^[3]
- 440th Oak Leaves on 6 April 1944 as Generalleutnant and deputy leader of XXIX Armeekorps^[4]

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Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [First published 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.
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 Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
Thomas, Franz (1998). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 2: L–Z] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2300-9.

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Preceded by

Generalmajor Albert Buck

Commander of 198. Infanterie-Division
27 August 1942 – 5 February 1943

Succeeded by

Generalleutnant Hans-Joachim von Horn

Preceded by

Generalmajor Friedrich-Wilhelm Otte

Commander of 97. Jäger Division
3 June 1943 – 12 December 1943

Succeeded by

Generalleutnant Friedrich-Carl Rabe von Pappenheim

Preceded by

General der Artillerie Maximilian de Angelis

Commander of XXXXIV Army Corps
8 April 1944 – August 1944

Succeeded by

none (Corps destroyed)

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