Max Sperling
Appearance
Max Sperling | |
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Born | Kulm, German Empire (now Chełmno, Poland) | 4 September 1905
Died | 6 June 1984 Heidelberg, West Germany | (aged 79)
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Service/ | Army Bundeswehr |
Years of service | 1924–45 1956–64 |
Rank | Oberst (Wehrmacht) Oberst (Bundeswehr) |
Commands | 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
[edit]- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 6 April 1944 as Major and commander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 11[1]
References
[edit]Citations
[edit]- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 328.
Bibliography
[edit]- 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.