Wilhelm Mueller

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Wilhelm Mueller
Franz Ludwig Wilhelm Mueller (1850-1921).jpg
Birth name Franz Ludwig Wilhelm Mueller
Birth date 7 September 1850(1850-09-07)
Place of birth Friedrichsthal, Province of Pomerania, Kingdom of Prussia, German Confederation
Death date 12 February 1921 (aged 70)
Place of death Paderborn, Freistaat Lippe, German Reich
Allegiance Germany Prussian Eagle.jpg Kingdom of Prussia
Coat of arms of North German Confederation.png North German Confederation
 German Empire
Service/branch War and service flag of Prussia (1895–1918).png Prussian Army
Reichskolonialflagge.png Schutztruppe
Iron Cross of the Luftstreitkräfte.png Imperial German Army
Years of service 1868–1918
Rank Generalmajor z. D.
Battles/wars Franco-German War
World War I
Awards Iron Cross

Franz Ludwig Wilhelm Mueller (originally written Müller; 1850–1921) was a German officer of the Prussian Army and the Imperial German Army, finally Major General at disposal of the army in World War I.

Career (chronology)

  • 1868 After his Abitur, joined the Ostpreußisches Jäger-Bataillon Nr. 1 in Braunsberg
    • 1870/71 Took part in the Franco-German War
    • 1872 to 1878 Adjutant of the Ostpreußisches Jäger-Bataillon Nr. 1
  • 1878 Transferred to the Pommersches Jäger-Bataillon Nr. 2 in Greifswald
  • September 1881 Transferred to the Hannoversches Füsilier-Regiment Nr. 73
  • September 1882 Returned to the Pommersches Jäger-Bataillon Nr. 2
  • 1884 Returned to the Ostpreußisches Jäger-Bataillon Nr. 1
    • 11 February 1886 Commander of the 4th Company
  • Late 1892 transferred to the Infanterie-Regiment „Graf Kirchbach“ (1. Niederschlesisches) Nr. 46 in Posen
    • 27 January 1893 Commander of the 8th Company

Schutztruppe

  • 19 April 1895 Transferred to the Schutztruppe of German South West Africa
    • Deputy Commander under Lieutenant Colonel Theodor Gotthilf Leutwein
    • In the absence of the governor and commander Theodor Leutwein, he led the 1897/98 campaign against the Zwartbooi and Topnaar-Nama.
  • February 1902 Transferred to the Infanterie-Regiment „von Stülpnagel“ (5. Brandenburgisches) Nr. 48 in Küstrin
  • 6 April 1903 Commander of the Schutztruppe in Kamerun
    • As the successor to Curt von Pavel, Mueller took on a difficult legacy. The situation of the Schutztruppe was characterized by the personnel-intensive occupation of the Islamic north of the colony and by the conflict between the head of the military administration and Governor Jesko von Puttkamer. Mueller managed to improve relations with the civilian administration. Also under his leadership there were several violent clashes with the natives. He himself led the 1904 campaign against the Anyang and the 1905 Manenguba expedition to the grasslands of western Kamerun. After Puttkamer's dismissal in 1906, he temporarily served as governor and undertook several expeditions against the Southern District companies. Mueller advocated the creation of a free native peasantry and supported the efforts of the Basel Mission, at the same time he promoted the South Kamerun Society in Ebolowa.[1] The purpose of the South Kamerun Company was the acquisition of land, property and rights of all kinds in West Africa, the establishment of economic relations and the realization of the acquisitions made, including all African products. It mainly produced rubber.
  • 18 February 1908 With the statutory pension and permission to wear the previous uniform put up for disposal (zur Disposition gestellt).

WWI

  • 1914 During the First World War, Mueller was reassigned as a z. D. officer and worked as an inspector of ammunition and equipment management for the stage inspection at the 4th Army (Inspekteur der Munition- und Geräte-Verwaltung der Etappen-Inspektion bei der 4. Armee).

Promotions

  • 1868 Fahnenjunker (Officer candidate)
  • 1870 Sekondeleutnant (2nd Lieutenant)
  • 1878 Premierleutnant (1st Lieutenant)
  • 11 February 1886 zum Hauptmann
  • July 1894 Major
  • 20 November 1900 Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant Colonel)
  • 22 March 1903 Oberst (Colonel)
  • 14 April 1907 Charakter als Generalmajor

Awards and decorations

Generalmajor Franz Ludwig Wilhelm Mueller's complete medal bar.jpg
  • Iron Cross (1870), 2nd Class
  • War Commemorative Medal of 1870–1871 (Kaiserliche Kriegsdenkmünze 1870/71; KD70/71) with four battle clasps
  • Prussian Long Service Cross for 25 years (Königlich Preußisches Dienstauszeichnungskreuz)
  • Red Eagle Order (Roter Adlerorden), 4th Class
  • Anniversary Oak Leaves "25" 1870/1895 to his Iron Cross (1870), 2nd Class
  • Prussian Centenary Medal 1897 (Zentenarmedaille)
  • Prussian Order of the Crown (Preußischer Kronenorden), 3rd Class with Swords
  • Württemberg Order of the Crown (Ehrenkreuz des Ordens der Württembergischen Krone), Honour Cross with Swords (WK2c⚔)
  • Red Eagle Order, 3rd Class with the Bow and Swords
    • Shortly afterwards received the Crown to his Red Eagle Order, 3rd Class with the Bow and Swords (rare decoration in gold)
  • Prussian Order of the Crown, 2nd Class with Swords on Ring[2]
  • Mecklenburg Order of the Griffon (Großherzoglich Mecklenburgischer Greifenorden), Commander's Cross (MGrO2b/MG2b)
  • Red Eagle Order, 2nd Class with Oak Leaves and Swords on Ring in February 1908
  • Colonial Medal (Kolonial-Denkmünze) with four clasps[3]

Writings

  • Bericht des Oberst Mueller über die Bakoko-Expedition. In: Deutsches Kolonialblatt. 15 (1904), S. 286–288.
  • Der Anjang-Feldzug. In: Deutsches Kolonialblatt. 15 (1904), S. 698–701.
  • Die Manenguba-Expedition. In: Deutsches Kolonialblatt. 16 (1905), S. 498–503.
  • Land und Volk der Bafia. In: Amtsblatt für das Schutzgebiet Kamerun. 1 (1908), S. 30.

References

  1. ↑ Founded on December 8, 1898. The company was based in Hamburg until 1937, then in Berlin. Acquisition and development of real estate and rights of all kinds overseas, especially in the German colonies, as well as the exploitation of the products obtained. In 1905 the Company was granted ownership of an area of ​​1,500,000 hectares in Cameroon bounded by the rivers Ndjui, Bumba; Boeck, Adjuaha, Djah; left tributary of the Djah Wumu and Mbede. The head office was in Molundu. 1927 Acquisition of the 700 ha Ikassa oil palm plantation and 3500 ha of prime farming land in Mondemba and Ituka. Plant operation until the 1940's. Later renamed SÜKA - a company for wealth, trade, industry and holdings - formerly a company for South Cameroon. Winded down and defunct from 1980. Initially, there were stock exchange listings in Hamburg and Brussels, which is why the earlier issues of 1898 and 1910 are also printed on both sides (French and German). The major shareholder was the Schantung Handels-AG in Berlin.
  2. ↑ Rangliste 1907
  3. ↑ Kolonial-Denkmünze, award list
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