Armin Müller (officer)
Armin Müller (born February 11, 1855 in Schwarzenberg ; † May 29, 1944 in Geneva ), known as Morocco-Müller , was a Swiss professional officer.
Life
Müller was an artillery instruction officer with the rank of colonel and cousin of Federal Councilor Eduard Müller .
On the occasion of the Algeciras Conference after the First Moroccan Crisis , neutral Switzerland received the mandate in 1906 to supervise the establishment of a Moroccan police force as part of its good offices to protect European foreigners in Morocco .
A year later, after the Algeciras Act had been ratified , Müller traveled to Morocco as inspector general of this police force. His mission lasted until 1911.
During the First World War , Müller inspected camps with German and Austrian prisoners of war in France on behalf of the Swiss government .
Echo in Switzerland
Müller's activity in Morocco met with a considerable response in Switzerland and was not undisputed. In the Berner Volksblatt of 1906, the journalist and National Councilor Ulrich Dürrenmatt rhymed :
«The diplomats weave
a Moroccan dress,
but all seers give
only dubious information .
In Algeciras there was then
a Swiss mandate.
In Switzerland, one asks
about its meaning and appeal.
What do you think we have received
from this new Wubb?
There is talk of peace,
Krupp supplies the weapons. "
literature
- Konrad Stamm: Morocco-Müller: A Swiss Colonel in the Sultan's Empire - A Factual Narrative 1907-1911. Verlag NZZ , Zurich 2008, ISBN 978-3-03823-456-2 .
Individual evidence
Web links
- Les 80 ans du colonel Armin Müller , newspaper article on his 80th birthday (French), Journal de Genève , February 11, 1935.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Müller, Armin |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Morocco miller |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss professional officer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 11, 1855 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Le Noirmont |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 29, 1944 |
| Place of death | Geneva |