Global InformationMax von Bahrfeldt information
Max Ferdinand von Bahrfeldt | |
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| Born | 6 February 1856 Willmine, Kingdom of Prussia |
| Died | 11 April 1936 (aged 80) Halle an der Saale, Nazi Germany |
| Allegiance |  German Empire |
| Service/ | Imperial German Army |
| Years of service | 1873–1916 |
| Rank | General der Infanterie |
| Unit | 75th Infantry Regiment |
| Commands held | 37th Infantry Division 19th Reserve Division 10th Reserve Division |
| Battles/wars | World War I
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| Awards | Order of the Red Eagle Order of the Crown |
| Relations | Emil Bahrfeldt |
Max Ferdinand Bahrfeldt (German pronunciation: [ˈmaks ˈfɛʁdinant ˈbaːɐ̯fɛlt]), ennobled as von Bahrfeldt [fɔn ˈbaːɐ̯fɛlt] in 1913 (6 February 1856 – 11 April 1936) was a royal Prussian General of the Infantry, a local historian, and a numismatist of world renown. In the anglophone and francophone world, however, he was also notorious as the alleged perpetrator of atrocities in Charleroi, Belgium, during the German invasion of 1914.