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| Name: |
Herff, von, Maximilian |
| Date of birth: | April 17th, 1893 (Hannover/Lower Saxony, Germany)
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September 6th, 1945 (Windmere/Cumberland, England)
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BIOGRAPHY:
Maximilian von Herff died on 6th September 1945 in British captivity as SS-Obergruppenführer / General der Waffen-SS. His last position during the Second World War was Chef des Personalamtes der Waffen-SS.
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RITTERKREUZ DES EISERNEN KREUZES
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Oberst (Colonel)
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Führer Kampfgruppe "von Herff" (Schützen-Regiment 115) / Deutsches Afrika Korps
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Awarded on:
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June 13th, 1941
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- Public Domain |
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- Fellgiebel W.P., Elite of the Third Reich, The recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939-1945: A Reference, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003, ISBN 1-874622-46-9
- Grave stone Cannock Chase, Staffordshire
- Wikipedia
- Axis Biographical Research
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