Max Klüver

Dr. Max Klüver
Born	22 April 1909 Hamburg
Died	31 December 1998 (aged 89)
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	?–1945
Rank	Oberstleutnant of the Reserves
Unit	Panzergrenadier-Regiment 40
Commands held	I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 40
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Białystok–Minsk Battle of Smolensk (1941) Battle of Moscow Operation Winter Storm Battle of the Dnieper Battle of the Korsun-Cherkassy Pocket Kamenets-Podolsky pocket Lvov–Sandomierz Offensive
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Dr. Max Klüver (22 April 1909 – 31 December 1998) was a highly decorated Oberstleutnant of the Reserves in the Wehrmacht during World War II. 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.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (14 June 1940)
  • 1st Class (1 July 1941)
• Infantry Assault Badge
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
• Close Combat Clasp
  • in Bronze
• German Cross in Gold (16 February 1942)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 12 October 1943 as Hauptmann of the Reserves and commander of I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 40^[1]

References

Citations

1. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 214.

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.
• Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
• 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 Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com