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Max Pfeffer

Max Pfeffer
Born (1883-06-12)12 June 1883
Died 31 December 1955(1955-12-31) (aged 72)
Voikovo prison camp
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.


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