(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalmajor Albert Müller-Kahle
Born: 29 Jun 1894 in Wiezen, District Nienburg, Weser
Died: 17 Oct 1941 in Airbase Brieg (Suicide)
Promotions:
Fähnrich (30 Oct 1914); Leutnant (27 Jan 1915); Oberleutnant (18 Oct 1918); Charakter als Hauptmann (30 Sep 1923); Hauptmann (01 May 1934); Major (01 Aug 1934); Oberstleutnant (01 Oct 1936); Oberst (01 Jan 1939); Charakter als Generalmajor (27 Aug 1939); Generalmajor (01 Feb 1941)
Career:
Entered the Army as Fahnenjunker and Platoon-Leader in the 20th Foot-Artillery-Regiment (09 Mar 1914-28 Feb 1915)
Platoon-Leader in the 54th Foot-Artillery-Regiment (01 Mar 1915-30 Jun 1915)
Detached to the Firing-School Jüterbog (01 Jul 1915-31 Jul 1915)
Detached to the Artillery-Observer-School Jüterbog (01 Aug 1915-31 Aug 1915)
Observer-Training with the 1st Flying-Replacement-Battalion (01 Sep 1915-20 Sep 1915)
Detached to Army-Flight-Park 6 (21 Sep 1915-14 Oct 1915)
Observer with the 202nd Flying-Battalion (15 Oct 1915-02 Aug 1916)
Pilot-Training with the 9th Flying-Replacement-Battalion (03 Aug 1916-05 Sep 1916)
Detached to Army-Flight-Park 6 (06 Sep 1916-24 Sep 1916)
Pilot with the 202nd Flying-Battalion (25 Sep 1916-07 Jan 1917)
Pilot with the 47th Field-Flying-Battalion (08 Jan 1917-07 Feb 1917)
Pilot with the 215th Flying-Battalion (08 Feb 1917-26 May 1917)
Leader of the 6th Flying-Battalion (27 May 1917-29 Nov 1918)
Transferred to the Staff of Foot Artillery Commander (30 Nov 1918-05 Apr 1919)
Pilot with the 409th Flying-Battalion (06 Apr 1919-08 Sep 1919)
Leader of the 409th Flying-Battalion (09 Sep 1919-21 Nov 1919)
Transferred into the Air-Base Stolp (22 Nov 1919-07 May 1920)
Transferred to the Light Munitions Column 2 (08 May 1920-14 May 1920)
Photographic-Officer with Military-District-Command II (15 May 1920-30 Sep 1920)
Inspections-Officer at the Artillery-School (01 Oct 1920-30 Apr 1921)
Battery-Officer in the 6th Artillery-Regiment (01 May 1921-30 Sep 1923)
Retired (30 Sep 1923)
Leader of the Young-Stahlhelm Lower Saxony (1928-00 Dec 1934)
Adjutant of the Stahlhelm-State-Leader Lower Saxony (00 Dec 1932-30 Apr 1933)
Flying-Wing-Leader in the German Air-Sport-Formation (01 May 1933-30 Apr 1934)
Entered Luftwaffe Service and Detached to the Flying-School Braunschweig (01 May 1934-30 Jun 1934)
Instructor at the Reconnaissance-Flying-School Hildesheim (01 Jul 1934-28 Feb 1936)
Commander of Flying-Group 115 (01 Mar 1936-31 Oct 1938)
Commander the Reconnaissance-Flying-School Hildesheim (01 Nov 1938-31 Aug 1939)
Commander of Reconnaissance-Flying-School 2, Brieg (01 Sep 1939-17 Feb 1941)
Commander of Luftwaffe with Army High Command 9 (18 Feb 1941-17 Oct 1941)
Committed Suicide (17 Oct 1941)

Decorations & Awards:
- Pour le mérite: am 13.10.1918 als Oberleutnant und Führer des Flieger-Abteilung 6
- RK des Kgl. Preuss. Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern: 11.10.1917
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Kgl. Preuss. Flugzeugbeobachter-Abzeichen
- Kgl. Preuss. Flugzeugführer-Abzeichen
- Kgl. Bayer. Militär-Verdienstorden IV. Klasse mit Schwertern
- RK II. Klasse des Kgl. Sächs. Albrechts-Orden mit Schwertern
- Kgl. Preuss. Flugzeugführer-Abzeichen
- Bremisches Hanseatenkreuz: 10.03.1916
- Grossherzoglich Oldenburgisches Friedrich August-Kreuz II. Klasse: 26.03.1918
- Grossherzoglich Oldenburgisches Friedrich August-Kreuz I. Klasse: 18.04.1918
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis III. Klasse


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