Max Pfeffer Military person

Max Pfeffer (12 June 1883 – 21 December 1955) was a highly decorated General der Artillerie in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the IV Armeekorps. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Max Pfeffer was captured by Soviet troops at Stalingrad in 1943. He died in Soviet captivity in 1955.

Personal facts

Birth dateJune 12, 1883
Birth place
Germany , Geldern
Date of deathDecember 21, 1955
Place of death
Russia , Voikovo

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Military person

allegiance
Nazi Germany
German Empire (to 1918)
Weimar Republic (to 1933)
award
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
military operations
Battle of Stalingrad
Operation Barbarossa
Invasion of Poland
World War II
World War I
Battle of Kiev (1941)
First Battle of Kharkov
Battle of Uman
military branch
German Army (1935–45)
military command
IV. Armeekorps
297. Infanterie-Division
service start1902
service end1945

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External resources

  1. http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Personenregister/P/PfefferMax.htm