Max Pfeffer | |
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Born | 12 June 1883 |
Died | 31 December 1955 Voikovo prison camp |
(aged 72)
Allegiance |
German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany |
Service/branch | Army |
Years of service | 1902–45 |
Rank | General of the Artillery |
Commands held | 297th Infantry Division IV Army Corps |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Max Pfeffer (12 June 1883 – 21 December 1955) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded the IV Army Corps. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
Pfeffer surrendered to the Soviet forces at the conclusion of the Battle of Stalingrad in 1943. Convicted as a war criminal in the Soviet Union, he died in captivity in 1955.