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Max Pfeffer
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| Intro | German General and Knight's Cross recipient |
| Was | Military officer Soldier Officer |
| From | Germany |
| Field | Military |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 12 June 1883, Geldern |
| Death | 21 December 1955 (aged 72 years) |
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Biography
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.
Awards and decorations
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 4 December 1941 as Generalleutnant and commander of 297. Infanterie-Division
- Fellgiebel 2000, p. 275.
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