Karl Müller (Kapitänleutnant)

Karl Wilhelm Walter Müller (2 September 1916 in Essen-Borbeck – 19 May 1989 in Celle) was a German Schnellboot commander in World War II and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Müller, as commander of Schnellboot S-52, together with S-65 are credited with the sinking of the British destroyer HMS Eskdale on 14 April 1943.

Awards

 * Iron Cross (1939)
 * 2nd Class (24 April 1940)
 * 2nd Class (18 September 1941)
 * Sudetenland Medal (20 December 1939)
 * Destroyer War Badge (23 December 1940)
 * Minesweeper War Badge (6 January 1941)
 * Fast Attack Craft War Badge (1 March 1942)
 * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 8 July 1943 as Kapitänleutnant and commander of Schnellboot S-52 in the 5. Schnellbootflottille
 * Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht on 7 January 1944