Maximilian von Herff
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Maximilian Karl Otto von Herff was a German career military officer who became a senior SS official during the Nazi era. Rising to the rank of SS-Obergruppenführer, he served as head of the SS Personn
Herff's grave in Cannock Chase German war cemetery
Part of a report rendered by SS-Sturmbannführer Alfred Franke-Gricksch on a trip through the General Government on 4 to 16 May 1943. Excerpt by Eric M. Lipman, War Crime Branch Officer, Third U.S. Army
The Cannock Chase German Military Cemetery is on Cannock Chase, Staffordshire, England. The cemetery contains nearly 5,000 burials from both the First and Second World War. The burials are mainly Germ
Maximilian von Herff
…in May 1945, and held at Grizedale Hall POW camp. He suffered a stroke and died at nearby Conishead Priory Military Hospital. He was later reburied at Cannock Chase German Military Cemetery, Staffordshire. Herff's sister, Carin von Herff, moved to London during his imprisonment where she lived for four years before returning to Germany…
German WWI War Cemetery, Cannock Chase, England
Carved plinth at cemetery entrance, 2009
Cannock Chase German Military Cemetery – Burial details June 2015
A view across Cannock Chase German Military Cemetery