Maximilian von Herff

Maximilian von Herff
Herff (front right) during the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
Born17 April 1893
Hanover, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire
Died6 September 1945(1945-09-06) (aged 52)
Ulverston, England, United Kingdom
Buried
Allegiance German Empire
 Weimar Republic
 Nazi Germany
Service / branchArmy, Waffen-SS
RankObergruppenführer
Unit Schutzstaffel
CommandsSS Personnel Main Office
Battles / warsWorld War I

German Revolution of 1918–19
World War II

AwardsKnight'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.