Max von Bahrfeldt Military person

Max Ferdinand Bahrfeldt, ennobled as von Bahrfeldt in 1913 (February 6, 1856, Willmine, District of Templin, Uckermark-April 11, 1936, Halle an der Saale) was a royal Prussian General of the infantry, a local historian, and a numismatist of world renown. In the anglophone and francophone world, however, he was also notorious as the alleged perpetrator of atrocities in Charleroi, Belgium, during the German invasion of 1914.

Personal facts

Birth date	February 06, 1856
Birth place	German Empire , Kingdom of Prussia , Gerswalde
Date of death	April 11, 1936
Place of death	Germany , Halle (Saale)

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allegiance	* Weimar Republic (to 1933) * Nazi Germany * German Empire (to 1918)
award	Order of the Crown (Prussia) Order of the Red Eagle
military operations	Battle of St. Quentin (1914) Battle of Verdun First Battle of the Marne World War I First Battle of Champagne Battle of Charleroi
military command	37th Infantry Division 10th Reserve Division 19th Reserve Division
military unit	Infanterie-Regiment Bremen (1. Hanseatisches) Nr. 75
service start	1873
service end	1916