Generalleutnant Gottlob Müller Born: 17 Mar 1895 in Kitzingen, Lower Franconia (Unterfranken) Died: 28 Apr 1945 in Gatow by Berlin Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (16 Sep 1914); Fähnrich (12 Nov 1914); Offiziers-Stellvertreter (25 May 1915); Leutnant (24 Jun 1915); Oberleutnant (01 Oct 1923); Charakter als Hauptmann (31 Mar 1928); Hauptmann (01 Sep 1929); Major (01 Sep 1934); Oberstleutnant (01 Oct 1936); Oberst (01 Jan 1939); Generalmajor (01 Nov 1941); Generalleutnant (01 Nov 1943) Career:
Entered the Army in the 15th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (05 Aug 1914-01 Jun 1916)
Temporary-Company-Leader in the 15th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (02 Jun 1916-08 Jun 1916)
Wounded, in Hospital then with the Replacement-Battalion (08 Jun 1916-27 Sep 1916)
Platoon-Leader and Temporary-Company-Leader in the 15th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (28 Sep 1916-26 Oct 1916)
Wounded, in Hospital then with the Replacement-Battalion (26 Oct 1916-27 Apr 1917)
Transferred to the Staff of Army High Command 6 (28 Apr 1917-28 Oct 1917)
Pilot-Training with Flying-Replacement-Battalion Schleißheim, Flying-School 7 and with the Bavarian Flying-Replacement-Battalion II (29 Oct 1917-10 Jul 1918)
Detached to Army-Flight-Grounds 18 (11 May 1918-06 Jun 1918)
Pilot with Flying-Battalion A 290 (07 Jun 1918-02 Jul 1918)
Detached to Fighter-School II (03 Jul 1918-09 Jul 1918)
Pilot with Fighter-Squadron 79 (10 Jul 1918-14 Dec 1918)
Transferred with the Bavarian Flight-Grounds-Commander Kitzingen (15 Dec 1918-08 Apr 1919)
Transferred to Freikorps Epp, Flying-Battalion A 2 (09 Apr 1919-03 Aug 1919)
Pilot with the 121st Artillery-Flying-Squadron then Pupil at the Bavarian War Academy (04 Aug 1919-30 Sep 1919)
Transferred to the Reichswehr-Air-Base Schleißheim (01 Oct 1919-14 May 1920)
Transferred to the 7th Light Motor-Vehicle-Column (15 May 1920-14 Sep 1920)
Company-Officer with the 7th Motor-Transport-Battalion (15 Sep 1920-31 Mar 1928)
Retired (31 Mar 1928)
secret (Luftwaffe) Training-Command (01 Apr 1928-31 Aug 1929)
Reactivated to Army Service as Company-Chief in the 7th Motor-Transport-Battalion (01 Sep 1929-31 Jsan1932)
Retired (31 Jan 1932)
With the secret Flying-Training-Command in the USSR, Leader of Station Lipezk (01 Feb 1932-30 Sep 1933)
Entered the Luftwaffe as Leader of the Flying-Infantry-School, Schleißheim (01 Oct 1933-31 Aug 1934)
Detached to Air-District-Command V (01 Sep 1934-30 Sep 1934)
Department-Leader with Air-District-Command V (01 Oct 1934-28 Feb 1937)
Commander of the III. Group in Bomber-Wing 255 and Air-Base-Commandant Memmingen (01 Mar 1937-31 Mar 1938)
Officer with Special Duties of the RLM and Commander-in-Chief of the Luftwaffe (01 Apr 1938-31 Aug 1938)
Group-Leader V in the RLM, L In 5 (01 Sep 1938-31 Dec 1938)
Commander of Bomber, Ground-Attack and Reconnaissance Flying Schools (01 Jan 1939-14 Mar 1943)
At the same time, Airport-Area-Commandant with Air-Region-Command Belgium-North France (21 Jun 1940-1940)
Commanding General and Commander in Air-Region Tunis (15 Mar 1943-18 Jul 1943)
Higher Commander of Bomber and Reconnaissance Flying (19 Jul 1943-31 Oc 1943)
Flying-Leader Berlin (01 Nov 1943-00 000 1944)
Field-Commandant 724 (00 000 1944-00 Jan 1945)
Führer-Reserve OKL (00 Jan 1945-02 Feb 1945)
Liaison-Officer of the Luftwaffe to the Replacement III. Army-Corps and Military-District III (03 Feb 1945-28 Apr 1945)
Died (28 Apr 1945)
Decorations & Awards:
- Ritterkreuz: am 08.06.1943 als Generalmajor und Kommandierender General und Befehlshaber im Luftgau Tunis
- Deutsches Kreuz in Silber: am 26.07.1943 als Generalmajor und Kommandierender General und Befehlshaber im Luftgau Tunis
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Kgl. Bayer. Militär-Verdienstorden IV. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Kgl. Bayer. Flugzeugführer-Abzeichen
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Silber
- Kgl. Preuss. Flieger Erinnerungs-Abzeichen
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer 1914/1918
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis II. Klasse
- Gemeinsames Flugzeugführer- und Beobachter-Abzeichen
- Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 01.10.1938 mit Spange “Prager Burg”
- Spange zum EK I
- Spange zum EK II
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Erdkampfabzeichen der Luftwaffe
- Flakkampfabzeichen
- Kgl. Italien. Flugzeugführer-Abzeichen
- Ärmelband “Afrika”
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