General der Artillerie Max Pfeffer

Born : 7 June 1883 – Geldern - Germany

Died as POW : 31 December 1955 – Voikovo - Russia

Buried : POW Graveyard - Tschernzy – Russia

Military career

Fähnrich : 18 October 1902

Leutnant : 27 January 1904

Oberleutnant : 27 January 1913

Hauptmann : 24 December 1914

German Army

Major : 1 February 1927

Oberstleutnant : 1 April 1931

Oberst : 1 October 1933

Generalmajor : 1 October 1936

Generalleutnant : 1 June 1939

General der Artillerie : 22 January 1943

Surrendered to the Russians at Stalingrad on

31 January 1943.

Second World War

Arko 44 : 1 September 1939

Kdr. 297 I.D. : 6 February 1940

Kdr. IV Armeekorps : 22 Janaury 1943

Awards won during World War 2 :

Spange E.K. II in  1939

Spange E.K. I in 1939

Knights Cross on 4 December 1941