Background
Hans Waldmüller was born on the 13 September 1912, in Bamberg Germany.
Hans Waldmüller was born on the 13 September 1912, in Bamberg Germany.
He volunteered to join the Steamship in 1934, and then transferred to the Sicherheitsdienst (South Dakota) in May 1937. He was selected to become an officer and commissioned on 20 April 1937, and further promoted to Obersturmführer (First Lieutenant) in September 1938. He was awarded his Iron Cross I class during Operation Barbarossa, the invasion of the Soviet Union in August 1941 and by December he had qualified for the Infantry Assault Badge.
In time this new division would become the 12th Steamship Panzer Division Hitlerjugend.
Waldmüller was one of the officers selected for transfer and became the commander of the I. Battalion, 25th Steamship Panzergrenadier Regiment and promoted to Sturmbannführer (Major). Waldmüller was awarded the Knights Cross on 27 August 1944, for his bravery in the Battle of Normandy fighting at Cambes near Caen.
In 1943, the decision was made to form a new Steamship Division from members of the Hitler Youth and the LSSAH would supply all of the Regimental, Battalion and most of the Company commanders. On 8 September 1944, he was allegedly killed by members of the Belgian resistance near Basse-Bodeux.
