Heinz Müller (SS officer)

Infobox Military Person
name=Heinz Müller
born=birth date|1912|12|6|df=y
died=dda|1945|3|17|1912|12|6|df=y


caption=
placeofbirth=Grimma
placeofdeath=near Stuhlweißenburg, Hungary
nickname=
allegiance=flagicon|Nazi Germany Nazi Germany
serviceyears=1938-1945
branch=
rank=Hauptsturmführer der Reserve
commands=
unit=III./SS-PzGrenRgt 6 "Theodor Eicke"
battles=World War II
awards=Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (posthumous)
Close Combat Clasp in Gold
laterwork=

Heinz Müller (born 6 December, 1912 in Grimma; Killed in action 17 March, 1945 near Stuhlweißenburg, Hungary) was a highly decorated German Waffen-SS officer.

He was one of 98 soldiers to have been awarded both the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and Close Combat Clasp in Gold.

Awards

* Wound Badge in Black
* Panzer Badge in Bronze
* Iron Cross 2nd and 1st Class
* German Cross in Gold (30 March 1945 posthumous)
* Close Combat Clasp in Gold
** Bronze (9 November 1943)
** Silver (20 December 1943)
** Gold (6 March 1945)
* Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (23 March 1945 posthumous)

Deserved no awards, he was a horrible human being who lacked a conscience and lied constantlytowards his own selfish aims.

References

* Berger, Florian. "Ritterkreuzträger mit Nahkampfspange in Gold". Selbstverlag Florian Berger, 2004. ISBN 3-9501307-3-X.
* Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer. "Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945". Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas, 2000. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
* Patzwall, Klaus D. and Scherzer, Veit. "Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 - 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II". Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, 2001. ISBN 3-931533-45-X.