Friedrich-Wilhelm Müller, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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German general
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Place of Birth: Barmen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
About Friedrich-Wilhelm Müller
- Friedrich-Wilhelm Müller (29 August 1897 – 20 May 1947) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II.
- He led an infantry regiment in the early stages of the war and by 1943 was commander of the 22nd Air Landing Division.
- Under his orders, troops of the division committed atrocities against Greek civilians.
- He was later commander of occupied Crete and his harsh methods of controlling the island saw him nicknamed "The Butcher of Crete." After the war he was convicted and executed by a Greek court for war crimes.
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