Max Pfeffer

Max Pfeffer
Born	12 June 1883 Geldern
Died	31 December 1955 (aged 72) Voikovo Prison Camp
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918)  Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1902–45
Rank	General der Artillerie
Commands held	297. Infanterie-Division IV. Armeekorps
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Invasion of Poland Operation Barbarossa Battle of Uman Battle of Kiev (1941) First Battle of Kharkov Battle of Stalingrad
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

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.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Knight's Cross of the House Order of Hohenzollern
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Eastern Front Medal
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 4 December 1941 as Generalleutnant and commander of 297. Infanterie-Division^[1]

See also

• List of officers and commanders in the Battle of Stalingrad

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.
• 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

• Lexikon der Wehrmacht