Max Pfeffer
German Nazi General (1883–1955)
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::summary German Nazi General (1883–1955) ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox military person"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Max Pfeffer |
| birth_date | |
| death_date | |
| death_place | Voikovo prison camp |
| allegiance | German Empire |
| Weimar Republic | |
| Nazi Germany | |
| branch | German Army |
| serviceyears | 1902–1945 |
| rank | General der Artillerie |
| commands | 297th Infantry Division |
| IV Army Corps | |
| battles | World War I |
| awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
| :: |
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Max Pfeffer (7 June 1883 – 31 December 1955) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded the IV Army Corps. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
Pfeffer surrendered to the Soviet forces at the conclusion of the Battle of Stalingrad in 1943. Convicted as a war criminal in the Soviet Union, he died in captivity in 1955. ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/21/Max_Pfeffer.jpg" caption="Grave in Cherntsy"] ::
Awards and decorations
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 4 December 1941 as Generalleutnant and commander of 297. Infanterie-Division
References
Citations
Bibliography
- {{Cite book |last=Fellgiebel |first=Walther-Peer |authorlink=Walther-Peer Fellgiebel |year=2000 |orig-date=1986 |title=Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile |trans-title=The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches |language=German |location=Friedberg, Germany |publisher=Podzun-Pallas |isbn=978-3-7909-0284-6
before=none| after=Generalmajor Moritz von Drebber| title= Commander of 297. Infanterie-Division| years=5 April 1940 - 16 January 1943 before=General der Pionere Erwin Jaenecke| after=General der Infanterie Friedrich Mieth| title= Commander of IV. Armeekorps| years=17 January 1943 - 31 January 1943
| portal1=Biography
References
- Fellgiebel 2000, p. 275.
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