__NOTOC__ Max Pfeffer (7 June 1883 – 21 December 1955) was a general in the

Wehrmacht The ''Wehrmacht'' (, ) were the unified armed forces of Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1945. It consisted of the ''Heer'' (army), the ''Kriegsmarine'' (navy) and the ''Luftwaffe'' (air force). The designation "''Wehrmacht''" replaced the previous ...

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during

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who commanded the IV Army Corps. He was a recipient of the

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (german: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes), or simply the Knight's Cross (), and its variants, were the highest awards in the military and paramilitary forces of Nazi Germany during World War II. The Knight' ...

. Pfeffer surrendered to the Soviet forces at the conclusion of the

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in 1943. Convicted as a war criminal in the Soviet Union, he died in captivity in 1955. Max Pfeffer

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on 4 December 1941 as ''

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'' and commander of 297. Infanterie-DivisionFellgiebel 2000, p. 275.

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