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; Nazi Germany; West Germany
Service/branch	Army; Bundeswehr
Years of service	1924–45; 1956–64
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]

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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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