Dietrich von Müller
Dietrich von Müller (born September 16, 1891 in Malchow ; † January 3, 1961 in Hamburg ) was a German officer , most recently Lieutenant General of the Wehrmacht in World War II .
Life
As a one-year volunteer , Müller joined the Brandenburg Jäger Battalion No. 3 in Lübben in 1910 . When the First World War broke out , he was drafted into his battalion again as an ensign in the reserve . Towards the end of the war he was employed as a lieutenant in the staff of the Landwehr stage manager in Berlin. Müller had received both classes of the Iron Cross . After the end of the war , he was discharged from the army in early 1920 and then took up a degree in agricultural science .
1934 returned Müller back into the military when he was a captain in the 5 Infantry Regiment ( Stettin ) occurred. When the Second World War broke out , he was major and commander of the 2nd Battalion of the regiment, which belonged to the 2nd Infantry Division (motorized) . He took part in the Polish and western campaigns. In August 1940 he took over as commander of the infantry replacement battalion 5. In this phase, the 5th infantry regiment was renamed the 5 rifle regiment after the conversion of the 2nd infantry division (motorized) into the 12th tanks -Division had been ordered. Müller was promoted to lieutenant colonel on April 1, 1941. On September 5, he succeeded Helmuth Schlömer as commander of the 5th Rifle Regiment, which at that time was deployed in the area of Army Group North . For bravery in battle, Müller was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on May 3, 1942 , after he had previously received the German Cross in Gold on February 21, 1942 . A short time later, he was promoted to colonel . On July 10, 1942, the 5th Rifle Regiment was renamed the 5th Panzer Grenadier Regiment, Müller remained in command.
On Operation Citadel in July 1943 Müller took regiment in since the fall of 1942 Army Group Center was used, not in part, but was part of the reserve of the 9th Army (Group "of Esebeck"). In the battle of Bolchow during the subsequent Oryol operation , Müller distinguished himself again and received the Oak Leaves Knight's Cross on August 16, 1943 (272nd award). He gave command of the 5th Panzer Grenadier Regiment at the same time. He was entrusted with the management of the tactical courses at the Panzer Troop School II in Krampnitz . In addition, he conducted corresponding courses at the departmental leadership school in Paris and on the staff of the inspector of the tank troops Heinz Guderian .
In August 1944 Müller took over the leadership of the 16th Panzer Division , with which he was deployed in the area of Army Group Northern Ukraine (later A and Center), and was promoted to major general on November 9, 1944 . In January 1945 he took part in an attempt to prevent the 1st Ukrainian Front from breaking out of the Baranov bridgehead , but had to withdraw with heavy losses. He had to blow up many of his tanks and other vehicles because of a lack of fuel. For his service in the fighting he received the Knight's Cross Swords on February 20, 1945 (134th award).
Müller was captured on April 19, 1945 by Czech partisans who handed him over to the Red Army . One day after his capture, Müller was promoted to lieutenant general.
He returned from captivity in the winter of 1955 and died in Hamburg in 1961.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Veit Scherzer : Knight's Cross bearers 1939–1945. The holders of the Iron Cross of the Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and armed forces allied with Germany according to the documents of the Federal Archives. 2nd Edition. Scherzers Militaer-Verlag, Ranis / Jena 2007, ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2 , p. 555.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Müller, Dietrich von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German officer, most recently lieutenant general in World War II |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 16, 1891 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Malchow |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 3, 1961 |
| Place of death | Hamburg |