Max Pfeffer

Max Pfeffer
Born	12 June 1883(1883-06-12) Geldern
Died	31 December 1955(1955-12-31) (aged 72) Voikovo Prison Camp
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1902–1945
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
• Cross of Honor
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Eastern Front Medal
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
  • Knight's 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). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). 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 (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

External links

• Lexikon der Wehrmacht

Military offices
Preceded by none	Commander of 297. Infanterie-Division 5 April 1940 - 16 January 1943	Succeeded by Generalmajor Moritz von Drebber
Preceded by General der Pionere Erwin Jaenecke	Commander of IV. Armeekorps 17 January 1943 - 31 January 1943	Succeeded by General der Infanterie Friedrich Mieth

Persondata
Name	Pfeffer, Max
Alternative names
Short description	German General and Knight's Cross recipient
Date of birth	12 June 1883
Place of birth	Geldern, Germany
Date of death	21 December 1955
Place of death	Voikovo, Russia