KITS 05/2023

Bf 109F-4/Trop, WNr. 10145, Fw. Rudolf Müller, 6./JG 5, Petsamo, Finland, June 1942

Rudolf “Rudi” Müller was born on November

21, 1920, in Frankfurt am Main. During 1940 he

underwent pilot training and was assigned to

1./JG 77 in August 41. He scored his first kill on

September 12, 1941. His victim was a Soviet I-16.

On March 21, 1942, the 6./JG 5 was formed and

the number of Müller’s victories over Soviet pilots

was steadily rising during this time. Encounters

took place during Luftwaffe attacks on convoys to

and from Murmansk and during multiple combats

with Soviet forces in the area of the Vayenga

airfield or over the base of the JG 5 at Petsamo-

Luostari. Rudolf Müller was awarded the Knight’s

Cross on June 19, 1942, but was shot down and

captured by Soviet forces on April 19, 1943. He

did not survive, as he was shot while attempting

to escape from a prison camp in Mordvinsk on

October 21, 1943.

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May 2023

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