Emil Möller

Emil Möller
Born	(1916-11-19)19 November 1916
Died	10 July 1993(1993-07-10) (aged 76)
Place of birth	Bielefeld, Germany
Place of death	Bielefeld, Germany
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1937–1945
Rank	Major of the Reserves
Commands held	II./ Grenadier-Regiment 266
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of France Battle of Greece Operation Barbarossa Siege of Odessa (1941) Siege of Sevastopol (1941–1942) Battle of Kursk Battle of the Korsun-Cherkassy Pocket Lvov–Sandomierz Offensive
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Emil Möller (19 November 1916 – 10 July 1993) was a highly decorated Major of the Reserves in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. He was also awarded the very rare Close Combat Clasp in Gold one of only 631 awards.

Awards and decorations

• West Wall Medal (5 August 1940)
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (6 July 1940)
  • 1st Class (13 April 1941)
• Wound Badge
  • in Black (12 June 1940)
  • in Silver (17 December 1941)
  • in Gold (7 July 1942)
• Infantry Assault Badge (14 August 1941)
• 1 Tank Destruction Badges for Individual Combatants
• Close Combat Clasp
  • in Bronze (7 July 1943)
  • in Silver (27 October 1943)
  • in Gold (10 December 1943)
• Crimea Shield (23 August 1942)
• Order of the Star of Romania
  • 1st Class (15 February 1942)
• German Cross in Gold (29 August 1942)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 26 October 1943 as Hauptmann of the Reserves and leader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 266

References

Citations

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) (in German). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 – Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtsteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches]. Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6. 
• Berger, Florian (2004) (in German). Ritterkreuzträger mit Nahkampfspange in Gold [Knight's Cross Bearers with the Close Combat Clasp in Gold]. Vienna, Austria: Selbstverlag Florian Berger. ISBN 978-3-9501307-3-7. 
• Scherzer, Veit (2007) (in German). 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 des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives]. Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2. 

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com