Max Pfeffer
| Max Pfeffer | |
|---|---|
| Born |
12 June 1883 Geldern |
| Died |
31 December 1955 (aged 72) Voikovo Prison Camp |
| Allegiance |
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| Service/branch | Heer |
| Years of service | 1902–45 |
| Rank | General of the Artillery |
| Commands held |
297. Infanterie-Division IV. Armeekorps |
| Battles/wars |
World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Max Pfeffer (12 June 1883 – 21 December 1955) was a German General of the Artillery in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the IV Army Corps. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, awarded by Nazi Germany for successful military leadership.
Pfeffer surrendered to the Soviet forces at the conclusion of the Stalingrad in 1943. Convicted as a war criminal in the Soviet Union, he died in captivity in 1955.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1939) 2nd and 1st Class
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 4 December 1941 as Generalleutnant and commander of 297. Infanterie-Division[1]
References
Citations
- ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 275.
Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [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] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
- Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by none |
Commander of 297. Infanterie-Division 5 April 1940 - 16 January 1943 |
Succeeded by Generalmajor Moritz von Drebber |
| Preceded by General der Pionere Erwin Jaenecke |
Commander of IV. Armeekorps 17 January 1943 - 31 January 1943 |
Succeeded by General der Infanterie Friedrich Mieth |
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 297th Infantry Division | ||
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| Stab |  | |
| Grenadier Regiment 522 |
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| Grenadier Regiment 523 | ||
1 Oak Leaves with the Lehr-Brigade Nord/Heeresgruppe Waffenschule Nord, Swords with the Fuhrer Grenadier Brigade | ||
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