Max Sperling

Max Sperling
Born (1905-09-04)4 September 1905
Died 6 June 1984(1984-06-06) (aged 79)
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

References

Citations

  1. 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
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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