Friedrich-Wilhelm Müller
Military Person
1897 – 1947
Who was Friedrich-Wilhelm Müller?
Friedrich-Wilhelm Müller was a General in the German army in World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves and Swords was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. He is notorious for having been the most brutal commander of occupied Crete, where he earned the nickname "The Butcher of Crete." After the war, he was tried by a Greek military court for war crimes, convicted and executed.
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- Born
- Aug 29, 1897
Barmen - Nationality
- Germany
- German Empire
- Nazi Germany
- Died
- May 20, 1947
Athens
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on July 23, 2013
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