(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Konteradmiral Erich Müller
Born: 03 Apr 1895 in Braunswalde, West Prussia (Westpreußen)
Died: 07 Mar 1967 in Hannover
Promotions:
Fähnrich zur See (23 Dec 1914); Leutnant zur See (13 Jul 1916); Oberleutnant zur See (28 Sep 1920); Kapitänleutenant (01 Feb 1926); Korvettenkapitän (01 Apr 1933); Fregattenkapitän (01 Jan 1937); Kapitän zur See (01 Jan 1939); Konteradmiral (01 Apr 1943)
Career:
Entered the Navy as a Sea-Cadet, Attended Basic-Training and On Board the Heavy Cruiser ‘Hansa’ (01 Apr 1914-04 Aug 1914)
On Board the Liner ‘Kurfürst’ (05 Aug 1914-08 Feb 1918)
Naval-School Mürwik (07 Feb 1918-18 May 1918)
Watch-Officer on Board the Torpedo-Boats ‘T 136’ and ‘V 2’ of the 2nd Escort-Flotilla (19 May 1918-01 Mar 1919)
Watch-Officer with the 2nd North-Sea-Minesweeper-Flotilla (02 Mar 1919-08 Sep 1919)
Adjutant of the 11th North-Sea-Minesweeper-Flotilla (09 Sep 1919-28 Feb 1920)
Adjutant and Commandant of the Minesweeper ‘M 130’ of the V. North-Sea-Minesweeper-Flotilla (01 Mar 1920-26 Oct 1920)
Commandant of the Minesweeper ‘M 137’ of the 12th Half-Flotilla (27 Oct 1920-21 Jun 1921)
Commandant with the IV. Flotilla then Placed to the Disposal of the Commander of Sea Forces of the North Sea (22 Jun 1921-12 Jul 1921)
Company-Officer with the Ships-Cadre-Division of the North Sea (13 Jul 1921-15 Sep 1921)
Adjutant of the Commander Emden (16 Sep 1921-30 Sep 1923)
Torpedo-Officer on the Liner ‘Hannover’ (01 Oct 1923-24 Sep 1925)
Commandant of the Minesweeper ‘M 60’ of the Barrier-Test-Command (25 Sep 1925-27 Sep 1927)
Placed to the Disposal of the Chief of Naval Command, Detached to the Technical College Berlin (28 Sep 1927-29 Sep 1929)
At the same time, Commandant in the 1st UZ-Half-Flotilla (20 Jul 1929-12 Aug 1929)
At the same time, Chief of the 2nd UZ-Half-Flotilla (19 Aug 1929-23 Sep 1929)
Division and Watch Officer on the Liner ‘Hessen’ (30 Sep 1929-25 Sep 1930)
Division and Watch Officer on the Liner ‘Schleswig-Holstein’ (26 Sep 1930-01 Oct 1931)
Advisor in the Barrier-Test-Command (02 Oct 1931-05 Oct 1937)
Advisor in the Group for Underwater Weapons, Naval Weapons Office, OKM (06 Oct 1937-12 Sep 1939)
Commander of the Barrier-Test-Command (13 Sep 1939-31 Mar 1943)
Chief of the Office-Group for Barrier-Weapons, Naval Weapons Head Office, OKM (01 Apr 1943-15 Jul 1945)
In Captivity (15 Jul 1945-25 Jan 1947)
Released (25 Jan 1947)

Decorations & Awards:
Deutsches Kreuz in Silber (06 Jun 1942)


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