Max Sperling

Max Sperling
Max Sperling
Born	4 September 1905; Kulm, German Empire; (now Chełmno, Poland)
Died	6 June 1984 (aged 79); Heidelberg, West Germany
Allegiance	Weimar Republic (to 1933); Nazi Germany (to 1945); West Germany
Service/branch	Heer; Bundeswehr
Years of service	1924–45; 1956–64
Rank	Oberst (Wehrmacht); Oberst (Bundeswehr)
Commands	Panzergrenadier-Regiment 11; 9. Panzer-Division
Battles/wars	World War II Invasion of Poland; Battle of France; Battle of Greece; Invasion of Yugoslavia; Operation Barbarossa; Battle of Uman; Battle of Smolensk (1941); Battle of Kursk; Dnieper–Carpathian Offensive; Operation Overlord; Falaise pocket;
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Max Sperling (4 September 1905 – 6 June 1984) was a highly decorated Oberst in the Wehrmacht during World War II and an Oberst in the Bundeswehr. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Max Sperling joined the Bundeswehr in 1956 and retired in 1964.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
Panzer Badge
German Cross in Gold (27 November 1941)
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 (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

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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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[1] Fellgiebel 2000, p. 328.

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