Max Looff

Max Looff
Born	2 May 1874 Strasbourg, German Empire
Died	20 September 1954(1954-09-20) (aged 80) Berlin, East Germany
Allegiance	German Empire (1891–1918)  Weimar Republic (1918-1922)  Nazi Germany (1939)
Service / branch	Imperial German Navy  Reichsmarine (to 1922)  Kriegsmarine
Years of service	1891–1922, 1939
Rank	Vizeadmiral
Commands	SMS Königsberg
Battles / wars	World War I East African Campaign Battle of Zanzibar Battle of Rufiji Delta
Awards	Order of the Red Eagle Order of the Crown Iron Cross
Other work	Military writer

Max Looff (2 May 1874 – 20 September 1954) was a naval officer of the Imperial German Navy, who reached the rank of Vizeadmiral and later a military writer. Looff commanded the cruiser SMS Königsberg during the Battle of Rufiji Delta before it was sunk by two Royal Navy monitors, HMS Mersey and Severn on 11 July 1915.