Thomas Müller (born February 2, 1902, date of death unknown) was a German Waffen- SS officer who commanded the SS-NCO Training School (Waffen-SS-Unterführerschule) in

Radolfzell Radolfzell am Bodensee is a town in Germany at the western end of Lake Constance approximately 18 km northwest of Konstanz. It is the third largest town, after Constance and Singen, in the district of Konstanz, in Baden-Württemberg. Rado ...

, 9th SS Panzer Division ''Hohenstaufen'', 17th SS Panzergrenadier Division ''Götz von Berlichingen'' and the

6th SS Volunteer Sturmbrigade Langemarck 6 (six) is the natural number following 5 and preceding 7. It is a composite number and the smallest perfect number. In mathematics Six is the smallest positive integer which is neither a square number nor a prime number; it is the second small ...

during World War II. He saw action on the East and the West, finishing the war on the

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front.

Biography

Müller was born in Munich, Bavaria on February 2, 1902. He served with the Freikorps in 1920.Axis History Forum
/ref> Between February 1941 and February 1943 Thomas Müller was commander and tactics instructor of the SS-NCO Training School in Radolfzell. After that, he commanded a regiment of 9th SS Panzer Division Hohenstaufen (February 20, 1943 - June 29, 1944). He assumed command of 9th SS Panzer Division from June 30 to July 10, 1944. Following this, he briefly took command of a new division, the

17th SS Panzergrenadier Division Götz von Berlichingen The 17th SS Panzergrenadier Division "Götz von Berlichingen" (german: 17. SS-Panzergrenadier-Division "Götz von Berlichingen") was a German Waffen-SS division that saw action on the Western Front during World War II. Formation and trainin ...

. He then received command of the

on October 19, 1944. The ''Langemarck'' acted as support for the German Ardennes offensive but after protest from the political SS they returned to the east. He surrendered the division to the Western Allies at Schwerin.

Overview of his SS career

Dates of rank

* SS- Untersturmführer: September 11, 1934 * SS- Obersturmführer: June 1, 1935 * SS- Hauptsturmführer: November 11, 1936 * SS- Sturmbannführer: October 31, 1939 * SS- Obersturmbannführer: April 20, 1942 * SS-

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: June 21, 1943

Notable decorations

* Iron Cross Second (1940) and First (1940) Classes * Infantry Assault Badge in Bronze (?)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mueller, Thomas 1902 births SS-Standartenführer Military personnel from Munich Recipients of the Iron Cross (1939), 1st class Year of death missing People from the Kingdom of Bavaria Waffen-SS personnel