Siegfried Müller (mercenary)

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Siegfried Müller
Siegfried Müller during the Congo Crisis, wearing his Iron Cross
NicknameKongo Müller
Born(1920-10-26)26 October 1920
Crossen an der Oder, Germany
Died17 April 1983(1983-04-17) (aged 62)
Johannesburg, South Africa
Cause of deathStomach cancer
Allegiance Germany
 Congo-Léopoldville
Branch German Army
5 Commando
RankOberleutnant (Germany)
Major (Congo)
ConflictsWorld War II
Simba rebellion

Siegfried Friedrich Heinrich Müller (26 October 1920 – 17 April 1983), referred to as "Congo Müller" (Kongo-Müller), was a German-born soldier and mercenary. Müller was an officer-candidate in the Wehrmacht in World War II and, after emigrating to Apartheid South Africa, became a mercenary commanding part of 5 Commando in the Congo Crisis.

Given substantial media coverage by foreign journalists in the Congo, Müller achieved widespread notoriety in West and East Germany in the mid-1960s as a result of his activities in the Congo and overt nostalgia for the Nazi era.

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