[1] Fritz Müller was born in Forst (Lausitz), on the western shore of the Neisse River and roughly 25 km (15 miles) to the east of Cottbus, in what was then central Germany.
Germany had become a one-party dictatorship during the months following January 1933, and in 1938 Fritz Müller became a member of the ruling Nazi Party.
From his subsequent career it is apparent that at some stage, probably before the entire region was re-founded as the German Democratic Republic in October 1949, Fritz Müller joined the young country's ruling SED (party), but available sources are silent as to when this happened.
[5] However, the regional tier of government was abolished in 1952 as part of a strategy to centralise party/government control, and in August 1952 Müller was given the same job in the city of Cottbus.
In May 1960 Fritz Müller was appointed head of the Central Committee's Cadre Affairs Department, a position he would hold for nearly three decades.
[6] He was also responsible for Personnel Strategy within the SED (party) and thereby also of the entire nomenklatura structure, embracing the relevant organisations and institutions.