Wolfgang Muff

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Wolfgang Muff (born March 15, 1880 in Ulm , † May 17, 1947 in Bad Pyrmont ) was a German officer , most recently a general of the infantry in World War II .

Life

origin

He was the son of the later Württemberg Lieutenant General Karl von Muff (1846-1935) and his wife Anna Luise, née Eisenbach (1856-1933). His brother Friedrich Erich (1881–1948) also embarked on a military career, but retired from active service as a major after the First World War and was director of the Swiss Mercedes-Benz AG in Zurich .

Military career

After attending the Karls-Gymnasium in Stuttgart in 1899, Muff joined the infantry regiment "Grand Duke Friedrich von Baden" (8th Württembergisches) No. 126 of the Württemberg Army in Strasbourg as a flag junior . After his promotion to lieutenant he was used as adjutant of the III. Battalions. In 1908 he was sent to the war academy in Berlin for further training . Here Muff was promoted to lieutenant on October 18, 1909 . After his return to the troop service, he was transferred to the General Staff on November 20, 1913 with his promotion to captain .

Muff was also active here when the First World War broke out and held various general staff assignments in the following years. In 1915 he was in the general staff of the Beskid Corps , in 1916 in the staff of the chief of the field railway system and in 1918 in the general staff of the army group " Gallwitz ". His activity was interrupted by a post from late 1916 to early 1918 as a military officer in Vienna. As major and leader of the 1st battalion in the infantry regiment "Kaiser Wilhelm, King of Prussia" (2nd Württembergisches) No. 120 , Muff took part in the German spring offensive in 1918 and was seriously wounded. For his achievements during the war he was u. a. with both classes of the Iron Cross , the Knight's Cross of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern with Swords and the Order of the Iron Crown III. Class awarded with war decoration. In addition, his king had awarded him the Knight's Cross of the Order of Military Merit on April 7, 1915 .

After the Armistice of Compiègne , Muff was accepted into the provisional Reichswehr and assigned to military district command V as a general staff officer. With the formation of the Reichswehr he worked in the same function in the 5th Division and was appointed commander of the 2nd Battalion of the 14th (Baden) Infantry Regiment in Tübingen in April 1924 . Since December 1926, Muff was a lieutenant colonel in the League of Nations Department (Army Group) in the Reichswehr Ministry and in 1928, as a colonel, became chief of staff in the 3rd Cavalry Division . From March 1, 1930 to September 30, 1931, Muff was commander of the 13th (Württemberg) infantry regiment in Ludwigsburg . Promoted to major general on October 1, 1931 , he acted as infantry leader V and as such Muff was also state commander in Württemberg from 1932. In the same year he was retired from active service.

In the period that followed, Muff took on teaching positions in war sciences at the University of Tübingen and the TH Stuttgart .

Reactivated on April 1, 1933, Muff became a military attaché to the German embassies in Vienna , Bern and Sofia , based in Vienna. In this function he supported the connection of Austria to the German Reich with all means at his disposal . In 1936 he was promoted to lieutenant general. After the annexation of Austria, he advised Walther von Brauchitsch and Erich von Manstein on the integration of the Austrian army into the armed forces . Before the start of the Second World War , Muff was transferred to Hanover. The following year he was appointed deputy commanding general and commander in military district XI, based in Hanover, and on December 1, 1940, he was promoted to general of the infantry. Muff was retired on April 30, 1943.

After the war, Muff lived on the Hämelschenburg near Hameln and gave lectures primarily to the Society for Defense Policy and Defense Sciences .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Reichswehr Ministry (Ed.): Ranking list of the German Reichsheeres. ES Mittler & Sohn . Berlin 1924. p. 125.
  2. ↑ Otto von Moser : Die Württemberger in the world wars. 2nd expanded edition. Chr. Belser AG. Stuttgart 1928. p. 117.
  3. ↑ Reinhard Stumpf : The Wehrmacht Elite. Structure of rank and origin of the German generals and admirals 1933–1945. (Military history studies). Harald Boldt Verlag. Boppard am Rhein 1982. ISBN 3-7646-1815-9 . P. 94.
personal data
SURNAME Muff, Wolfgang
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German officer, most recently general of the infantry
DATE OF BIRTH March 15, 1880
PLACE OF BIRTH Ulm
DATE OF DEATH May 17, 1947
Place of death Bad Pyrmont