was shot during an escape attempt while being moved to a camp in Mordovia. Summary of career Aerial victory claims According to US historian David T. Zabecki, Müller was credited with 94 aerial victories. Spick also lists Müller with 94 aerial victories claimed in an unknown number of combat missions, all of which claimed on the Eastern Front. Mathews and Foreman, authors of Luftwaffe Aces — Biographies and Victory Claims, researched the German Federal Archives and states that Müller was credited with 94 aerial victories, plus one further unconfirmed claim. This figure includes 92 aerial victories on the Eastern Front and another two over the Western Allies. Victory claims were logged to a map-reference (PQ = Planquadrat), for example "PQ 3078". The Luftwaffe grid map () covered all of Europe, western Russia and North Africa and was composed of rectangles measuring 15 minutes of latitude by 30 minutes of longitude, an area of about . These sectors were then subdivided into 36 smaller units to give a location area 3 × 4 km in size. Awards Iron Cross (1939) 2nd and 1st Class Wound Badge in Black Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe in Gold Honour Goblet of the Luftwaffe on 1 July 1942 as Unteroffizier and pilot German Cross in Gold on 27 May 1943 as Feldwebel in the 6./Jagdgeschwader 5 Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 19 June 1942 as Feldwebel and pilot in the 6./Jagdgeschwader 5 Notes References Citations Bibliography 1920 births 1943 deaths Luftwaffe pilots Luftwaffe personnel killed in World War II Recipients of the Gold German Cross Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Military personnel from Frankfurt People from Hesse-Nassau German prisoners of war in World War II held by the Soviet Union German people who died in Soviet detention Deaths by firearm in Russia