Max Sperling
Max Sperling | |
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Born | 4 September 1905 |
Died | 6 June 1984 79) | (aged
Allegiance |
Weimar Republic Nazi Germany West Germany |
Service/branch |
Heer Bundeswehr |
Rank |
Oberst (Wehrmacht) Oberst (Bundeswehr) |
Commands held | 9th Panzer Division |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Max Sperling (4 September 1905 – 6 June 1984) was a German officer in the Wehrmacht during World War II who briefly commanded the 9th Panzer Division. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.
Awards and decorations
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 6 April 1944 as Major and commander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 11[1]
References
Citations
- ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 328.
Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
Military offices | ||
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Preceded by Generalmajor Dr. Johannes Schulz |
Commander of 9. Panzer-Division 27 November 1943 – 28 November 1943 |
Succeeded by Generalleutnant Erwin Jollasse |
Preceded by Generalleutnant Erwin Jollasse |
Commander of 9. Panzer-Division 10 August 1944 – 2 September 1944 |
Succeeded by Generalmajor Gerhard Müller |
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