Kurt von Mühlen

Kurt von Mühlen
Born	22 January 1905 Ulm
Died	15 January 1971 (aged 65) Kressbronn am Bodensee
Allegiance	Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1923–45
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands held	559. Volks-Grenadier-Division
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Demyansk Pocket
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Kurt-Hermann Freiherr von Mühlen^[a] (22 January 1905 – 15 January 1971) was a German general who commanded the 559.Volks-Grenadier-Division during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (18 May 1940)^[1]
  • 1st Class (31 July 1940)^[1]
• German Cross in Gold on 28 February 1942 as Major in MG-Battalion 5^[2]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 6 November 1942 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Jäger-Regiment 75^[3]
  • 690th Oak Leaves on 9 January 1945 as Generalmajor and commander of 559.Volks-Grenadier-Division^[4]

References

Citations

1. Thomas 1998, p. 97.
2. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 317.
3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 259.
4. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 79.

Bibliography

• 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 Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
• Thomas, Franz (1998). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 2: L–Z] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2300-9.