serviceyears branch commands death_place death_date birth_place allegiance awards battles birth_date rank article_title name
1927 -- 45 heer grenadier-regiment 208 eschwege 26 january 1994 neumark , silesia weimar republic -lrb- to 1933 -rrb- nazi germany knight leaves 's cross of the iron cross with oak world war ii 3 october 1907 oberst fritz müller -lrb- soldier -rrb-
 fritz müller
fritz müller -lrb- soldier -rrb-

fritz müller -lrb- 3 october 1907 -- 26 january 1994 -rrb- was an oberst in the wehrmacht during world war ii , and one of only 882 recipients 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 .
fritz müller was captured by american troops in 1945 .
