Siegfried Müller (mercenary)
Siegfried Müller | |
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Siegfried Müller during the Congo Crisis, wearing his Iron Cross | |
| Nickname(s) | Kongo Müller |
| Born | 26 October 1920 Crossen an der Oder, Germany |
| Died | 17 April 1983 (aged 62) Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Cause of death | Stomach cancer |
| Allegiance | Germany Congo-Léopoldville |
| Branch | German Army 5 Commando |
| Rank | Oberleutnant (Germany) Major (Congo) |
| Battles / wars | World 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.