Karl von Müller
| Karl von Müller | |
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| Born | June 16, 1873 Hanover, Prussia, German Empire |
| Died | March 11, 1923 (aged 49) Brunswick |
| Allegiance |
 German Empire
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| Service/branch |
 Kaiserliche Marine
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| Years of service | 1891–1919 |
| Rank | Kapitän zur See |
| Commands held | SMS Emden |
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| Awards |
Iron Cross 1st class Pour le Mérite |
Second Chinese Revolution
First World War
Karl Friedrich Max von Müller (June 16, 1873 – March 11, 1923) was captain of a famous German commerce raider, the light cruiser SMS Emden during the First World War.
The son of a colonel in the Prussian Army, Müller was born in Hanover. After attending gymnasia at Hanover and Kiel, he entered the military academy at Plön in Schleswig-Holstein, but transferred to the German Imperial Navy at Easter 1891. He served first on the training-ship Stosch, then on the cruiser-frigate Gneisenau on a voyage to the Americas. He became signal lieutenant of the battleship Baden in October 1894, and later transferred in the same capacity to her sister ship Sachsen.
Müller was promoted to Oberleutnant zur See and posted to the gunboat Schwalbe. During the Schwalbe's deployment to German East Africa, he caught malaria, which troubled him for the remainder of his life.
After returning to Germany in 1900, Müller served on shore before becoming second gunnery officer of the battleship Kaiser Wilhelm II. An appointment to the staff of Admiral Prince Heinrich of Prussia proved to be the turning point to career success. After receiving high praise and assessments from his superiors, he was promoted to the rank of Korvettenkapitän in December 1908, and assigned to the Reichsmarineamt in Berlin, where he impressed grand admiral Alfred von Tirpitz.
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