Max Schäfer Military person

Max Schäfer (17 January 1907 – 16 May 1987) was a Standartenführer (Colonel) in the Waffen-SS, during World War II who was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Personal facts

Birth dateJanuary 17, 1907
Birth place
Germany , Karlsruhe
Date of deathMay 16, 1987
Place of death
Germany , Baden-Baden

Search

Military person

award
Eastern Front (World War II)
General Assault Badge
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Iron Cross
military operations
World War II
military branch
Waffen-SS
military unit
5th SS Panzer Division Wiking
service start1933
service end1945

Topical connections

Adolf PeichlMilitary person
Adolf AxMilitary person
Alfons RebaneMilitary person
Adalbert SchneeMilitary person
Adolph Alexander WeinmanArtist
Albert Frey Military person
Adalbert von BlancMilitary person
Žanis ButkusMilitary person
Žanis AnsonsMilitary person
Adam DyroffMilitary person
Adolf VogtMilitary person
Adolf RüdMilitary person

Max Schäfer on Wikipedia