Maximilian von Herff

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Maximilian von Herff
Herff (front right) during the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
Born	17 April 1893 Hanover, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire
Died	6 September 1945(1945-09-06) (aged 52) Ulverston, England, United Kingdom
Buried	Cannock Chase German war cemetery
Allegiance	German Empire  Weimar Republic  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Army, Waffen-SS
Rank	Obergruppenführer
Unit	Schutzstaffel
Commands held	SS Personnel Main Office
Battles/wars	World War I German Revolution of 1918–19 World War II North African Campaign Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
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.