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Müller, Richard (211. Infanterie-Division)

Date of birth:
November 4th, 1891 (Emseloh/Province of Saxony/Kingdom of Prussia, Germany)
Date of death:
July 16th, 1943 (NE Orel/Oryol Oblast/Russian SFSR, USSR)
Nationality:
German

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
March 9th, 1940
1939 Spange zum Eisernes Kreuz 2er Klasse 1914
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
May 27th, 1940
1939 Spange zum Eisernes Kreuz 1er Klasse 1914
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Generalleutnant (Major-general)
Unit:
Kommandeur, 211. Infanterie-Division, Heer
Awarded on:
March 7th, 1943
The following newspaper article describes why Müller was awarded the Knight’s Cross…

“Heroic Death of a Divisional Commander:

… General Müller delivered outstanding service during the successful defense against enemy breakthrough attempts north of Orel at the end of February and start of March 1943. When the far numerically superior Soviets entered into our positions, he personally rushed to the foremost lines with hastily assembled forces. From there he led a deliberate counterattack under the heaviest of enemy fire that managed to bring the Bolsheviks to a halt. The Führer thus awarded him the Knight’s Cross on the 17.03.1943.”
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

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