Max Pfeffer

Max Pfeffer (7 June 1883 – 21 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.

Max Pfeffer
Born(1883-06-07)7 June 1883
Died31 December 1955(1955-12-31) (aged 72)
Voikovo prison camp
Allegiance German Empire
 Weimar Republic
 Nazi Germany
Service/branchArmy
Years of service1902–45
RankGeneral of the Artillery
Commands held297th Infantry Division
IV Army Corps
Battles/warsWorld War II
AwardsKnight'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.

Grave in Cherntsy

Awards and decorations

References

Citations

  1. 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.
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
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