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German General and Knight's Cross recipient
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Male
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Birth:
12 June 1883(Geldern)
Death:
21 December 1955
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Biography
Introduction
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.