Müller, Albert (Füsilier-Regiment 22)

Date of birth:: May 24th, 1912 (Groß Lindenau/Easprussia, Germany)
Date of death:: July 6th, 1970
Nationality:: German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

Albert Müller reached the rank of Hauptgefreiter.

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Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Stabsgefreiter (Staff Lance Corporal)
Unit:: Gruppenführer, 1. Kompanie, I. Bataillon, Füsilier-Regiment 22, 1. Infanterie-Division, Heer
Awarded on:: October 4th, 1944

Awarded for his actions during the defensive battles north of Schirwindt in the late summer of 1944. Stabsgefreiter Müller along with 3 subordinated Grenadiers counterattacked a hostile force that outnumbered them 20-1 and in doing so bought vital time for the Füsilier-Regiment 22 to prevent a Soviet penetration along its front.