Müller, Albert (Waffen-SS)

Date of birth:: September 20th, 1913 (Oftersheim/Baden, Germany)
Date of death:: February 2nd, 1993 (Plankstadt/Heidelberg, Germany)
Service number:: SS-Nr.: // NSDAP-Nr.:
Nationality:: German

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Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:: August 6th, 1941

Verwundetenabzeichen 1939 in Schwarz

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)

Infanterie-Sturmabzeichen

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)

In bronze.

Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:: July 30th, 1942

Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: SS-Hauptscharführer (Sergeant Major)
Unit:: 4. Kompanie, SS-Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment “Westland”, SS-Division “Wiking”, 8. Armee, Heeresgruppe Süd
Awarded on:: September 4th, 1943

Albert Muller commanded a platoon of Pak guns in the Wiking division during the first battle of Izyum. The details of the action that led to his award are not known with precision, but enough is known about the actual fighting itself. Muller’s Zug came under a heavy tank attack during a rainstorm, and he continually exhorted his men despite the difficult circumstances. At one point he took command of a cannon himself, and through the Zug’s combined efforts 11 tanks were destroyed. The Soviets then attacked with an infantry battalion, but Muller and his men were able to defeat this threat as well. For his efforts in preventing a Soviet breakthrough, Muller was subsequently awarded the Knights’ Cross and given the nickname ‘Pak-Muller’.