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Maximilian von Herff | |
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![]() Herff (front right) during the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising | |
Born | 17 April 1893 Hanover, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire |
Died | 6 September 1945 Ulverston, England, United Kingdom | (aged 52)
Buried | |
Allegiance | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Service/ | Army, Waffen-SS |
Rank | Obergruppenführer |
Unit | ![]() |
Commands | SS Personnel Main Office |
Battles/wars | World War I |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Maximilian Karl Otto von Herff (17 April 1893 – 6 September 1945) was a German senior SS commander during the Nazi era. He served as head of the SS Personnel Main Office from 1942 to 1945.