Josef Müller
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Josef Müller

German politician (1898–1979)

Josef Müller (27 March 1898 – 12 September 1979), also known as "Ochsensepp" ("Joe Ox"), was a German politician. He was a member of the resistance during World War II and afterwards one of the founders of the Christian Social Union (CSU).2

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Born Mar 27, 1898, died Sep 12, 1979.1

About

He was a devout Catholic and a leading figure in the Catholic resistance to Adolf Hitler.

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Companies

Early life and education

  • Date not recordedLudwig-Maximilians-Universität München3

Müller was born on 27 March 1898, in Steinwiesen, Kingdom of Bavaria. Müller was a lifelong Catholic. He entered the legal profession after serving as a mortar-man in the Royal Bavarian Army on the Western Front from 1916 to 1919.

He was discharged as a senior sergeant.

Müller became politically active during the Weimar Republic as a member of the Bavarian People's Party.

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Career

Occupation: politician, lawyer, resistance fighter.7

Personal life

  • BornMar 27, 1898, Steinwiesen8
  • DiedSep 12, 1979, Munich9
  • CitizenshipGermany10

Awards

  • Date not recordedBavarian Order of Merit11