Karl Müller (Kapitänleutnant)

Karl Müller
Born	2 September 1916 Essen-Borbeck
Died	19 May 1989 (aged 72) Celle
Allegiance	Nazi Germany (to 1945)  West Germany
Service/branch	Kriegsmarine  German Navy
Years of service	1936–1945, 1956–1957
Rank	Kapitänleutnant (Wehrmacht) Kapitän zur See (Bundeswehr)
Commands held	Schnellboot S-52
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Karl Wilhelm Walter Müller (2 September 1916 in Essen-Borbeck – 19 May 1989 in Celle) was a German naval officer and a Schnellboot commander and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes)in World War II. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Müller, as commander of Schnellboot S-52, together with S-65 are credited with the sinking of the British destroyer Eskdale on 14 April 1943. He was also held P.O.W then released in a P.O.W trade

Awards

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (24 April 1940)^[1]
  • 2nd Class (18 September 1941)^[1]
• Sudetenland Medal (20 December 1939)^[1]
• Destroyer War Badge (23 December 1940)^[1]
• Minesweeper War Badge (6 January 1941)^[1]
• Fast Attack Craft War Badge (1 March 1942)^[1]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 8 July 1943 as Kapitänleutnant and commander of Schnellboot S-52 in the 5. Schnellbootflottille^{[2][Note 1]}
• Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht on 7 January 1944

Notes

1. According to Scherzer commander of Schnellboot S-52.^[3]

References

Citations

1. Dörr 1996, p. 79.
2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 318
3. Scherzer 2007, p. 557.

Bibliography

• Dörr, Manfred (1996). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Überwasserstreitkräfte der Kriegsmarine—Band 2: L–Z [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the Surface Forces of the Navy—Volume 2: L–Z] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2497-6.
• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
• Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
• Die Wehrmachtberichte 1939–1945 Band 3, 1. Januar 1944 bis 9. Mai 1945 [The Wehrmacht Reports 1939–1945 Volume 3, 1 January 1944 to 9 May 1945] (in German). München, Germany: Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag GmbH & Co. KG. 1985. ISBN 978-3-423-05944-2.