Friedrich-Karl "Tutti" Müller ( German: Friedrich-Karl "Tutti" Müller ; December 25, 1916 , Berlin - May 29, 1944 , Salzwedel , Saxony-Anhalt ) - German ace fighter of the Second World War , served in the Luftwaffe from 1935 until until his death on May 29, 1944 . Awarded the Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
| Friedrich Karl Muller | ||||||
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| Nickname | Tutti | |||||
| Date of Birth | December 25, 1916 | |||||
| Place of Birth | Berlin | |||||
| Date of death | May 29, 1944 (aged 27) | |||||
| Place of death | Salzwedel , Saxony-Anhalt | |||||
| Affiliation |  Germany | |||||
| Type of army | Luftwaffe | |||||
| Years of service | 1935 - 1944 | |||||
| Rank | oberst lieutenant | |||||
| Part | JG 53 , JG 3 | |||||
| Commanded | 1. / JG 53 , IV./ JG 3 | |||||
| Battles / wars | The Second World War
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Career
At the beginning of World War II, Müller had the rank of lieutenant and flew in the 8th squadron JG 53 . Friedrich-Karl won his first victory on May 27, 1940 in a battle with the French Air Force planes - the Curtiss P-36 Hawk became the “victim” of the German pilot. In the Battle of Britain, Muller added 2 more victories to his 8 won in France .
With the beginning of the operation, Barbarossa Muller fought on the Eastern Front and by September 1941 he had 20 enemy aircraft shot down on his account. In November, Friedrich Karl was appointed commander of the 1st Squadron JG 53 , which in the spring of 1942 was transferred to the Mediterranean Luftwaffe base in Sicily . Mueller distinguished himself in battles in the sky over Malta , having shot down 3 British Air Force Hurricanes .
In May 1942, I. / JG 53 returned to the Eastern Front. In August and September of the same year, Mueller shot down 25 and 35 enemy aircraft, respectively. On September 19, he wins the hundredth air victory and is awarded the Knight's Cross . After 4 days ( September 23 ), Oak Leaves are awarded to him.
Hauptmann Müller was appointed commander of I. / JG 53 in November 1942 and, under his command, the Group was sent to Tunisia . By April 1943, Friedrich-Karl was gaining 12 more air victories, bringing his personal score to 115. In May, after 3 more planes were shot down by a German ace over Sicily and Italy , the Luftwaffe command decides to send Müller on vacation, seeing his accumulated fatigue due to constant stress. In February 1944, Major Müller was the commander of the 4th JG 3 group, which operates in operations to protect the Reich. On March 8, Friedrich-Karl shot down 3 four-engine US Air Force bombers, achieving his 122nd victory. On March 24, 1944, Müller assumed command of JG 3 .
Doom
Muller died in an accident while landing at the Salzwedeld airfield on May 29, 1944 - his Bf 109 G-6 suddenly had his engine stalled when the fighter was getting ready to land. The height was too low, so Mueller could not parachute.
The German ace was posthumously awarded the title of Oberst Lieutenant .
In total, in World War II, Friedrich Karl Muller won 140 air victories (53 of them in the West, including 23 four-engine bombers) in more than 600 sorties.
Rewards
- Luftwaffe Honorary Cup (December 13, 1943)
- German cross in gold (November 15, 1943)
- Iron Cross (1939) 1st and 2nd grade
- Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross (September 19, 1942) - lieutenant commander of the 8th squadron JG 53
- Oak Leaves (No. 126) (September 23, 1942) - Lieutenant Commander of the 8th Squadron JG 53
- Medal "For the Winter Campaign in the East 1941/42"
- Badge Fighter in gold with a pendant (500 sorties)
- Pilot sign
- Medal "For the length of service in the Wehrmacht" 3rd class (4 years)
- Mentioned at Wehrmachtbericht on April 19, 1944.
Notes
- Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945 . Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5 .
- Obermaier, Ernst (1989). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe Jagdflieger 1939-1945 (in German). Mainz, Germany: Verlag Dieter Hoffmann. ISBN 3-87341-065-6 .
- Patzwall, Klaus D. and Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II . Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 3-931533-45-X .
- Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939-1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen in Bunarchives . Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2 .
Links
- Aces of the Luftwaffe . Friedrich-Karl Müller . Date of treatment September 25, 2011. Archived April 11, 2012. (eng.)