Alfred Müller (Lieutenant General)

Lieutenant General Müller (1921)

Alfred Müller (born January 1, 1866 in Bautzen , † October 29, 1925 in Jüterbog ) was a German lieutenant general in the Reichswehr .

Life

After graduating from high school, Müller joined the Saxon Army . Since 1884 second lieutenant in the infantry regiment "King George" (7th Royal Saxon) No. 106 , he became orderly officer of the 1st battalion (1888) and in 1896 regimental adjutant. From 1889 he was adjutant of the 6th Infantry Brigade No. 64 in Dresden . By 1903 he was promoted to major in the general staff of the engineer and pioneer corps. In 1907 he was transferred as a staff officer to the 4th Royal Saxon Infantry Regiment No. 179 in Leipzig. As a lieutenant colonel , he was assigned to the 1st Senate of the Reich Military Court in 1913 .

At the beginning of World War I , he came to the Western Front as commander of Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 104 . Colonel since April 18, 1915 , he fought with his regiment in the Battle of Namur , the Battle of the Aisne , the Battle of the Marne and the Autumn Battle of Champagne . For his behavior, in addition to the two classes of the Iron Cross , Müller received the Knight's Cross 1st Class of the Order of Civil Merit with Swords, the Officer's Cross of the Albrecht Order with Swords and the Hessian Medal of Bravery, and on October 29, 1915 the Commander's Cross II. Class of the Military St. Henry's Order On March 14, 1916, he became the commander of 5th Infantry Brigade No. 63 , which was mainly engaged in trench warfare. He was promoted to major general on May 18, 1918 and charged with commanding the 32nd Division .

In the Reichswehr he was commander of a brigade from 1919 . In 1921 he was appointed lieutenant general and commander of the 4th division and at the same time acted as commander in military district IV (Dresden) . As such, he gained political importance in German October . When the 2nd Battalion of the 12th Infantry Regiment returned to Quedlinburg from the uprisings in Upper Silesia , it was briefly deployed on Müller's orders to combat unrest and strengthen the troops in Saxony. As the holder of the executive power, on October 13, 1923, the proletarian hundreds were banned. Three days later, the Saxon police were placed under the Reichswehr. Due to an accident, Müller was killed in combat shooting at the military training area in Jüterbog at the age of 59. He was buried in the Dresden North Cemetery .

Further awards

• Commander II. Class of the Albrecht Order with swords
• Saxon service award for 25 years
• Red Eagle Order IV class
• Knight 1st class of the Grand Ducal Hessian Order of Merit with swords

source

• Zwölfer-Bund, comradeship of former 12s – 467s – 27s, bulletin no. 134 (2018), p. 20.

See also

• History of Saxony # Free State of Saxony (1918 to 1933)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ RIR 104 (GenWiki)
2. ↑ The Royal Saxon Military St. Heinrichs Order 1736-1918. An honor sheet of the Saxon Army. Wilhelm and Bertha von Baensch Foundation, Dresden 1937, p. 100.
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4. ↑ 5th (Royal Saxon) Infantry Brigade No. 63 (GenWiki)
5. ↑ 32nd Division (Old Army) (GenWiki)
6. ↑ Zwölfer-Bund, Kameradschaft former 12s – 467s – 27s, Bulletin No. 134 (2018), p. 20.