Philipp Müller-Gebhard

Philipp Müller-Gebhard (born October 15, 1889 in Heidelberg , † July 2, 1970 in Ludwigsburg ) was a German lieutenant general in World War II .

Life

Müller-Gebhard served as an officer in World War I and received both classes of the Iron Cross . After the end of the war, he switched to the police service in 1920 and was made lieutenant colonel there until early January 1934 . On October 1, 1934 he was transferred to the army of the Wehrmacht , where he was promoted to colonel on April 1, 1936 and was commander of the 13th Infantry Regiment on October 6, 1936, which he led until October 25, 1939. Commissioned with the reorganization of the 169th Infantry Division , Müller-Gebhard was relieved of this command on December 1, 1939 after only three days in office. He was promoted to major general with effect from January 1, 1940. On November 6, 1941, he was entrusted with the command of the 72nd Infantry Division and on January 1, 1942 was appointed commander and promoted to lieutenant general. In this position he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on September 3, 1942 . Müller-Gebhard was division commander until November 1, 1943, interrupted by an illness-related absence from February 17 to May 5, 1943. After some time in the Army Reserve's Reserve and the award of the German Cross in Gold on February 10, 1944, was Müller-Gebhard commander of the city of Prague on February 15, 1944 .

literature

• Wolfgang Keilig : The generals of the army. Podzun-Pallas-Verlag, Friedberg 1983, p. 234.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 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 .