Max Lemke (7 April 1895 – 29 May 1985) was a German Generalmajor in the Wehrmacht during World War II, the last commander of the Fallschirm-Panzer-Division 1 „Hermann Göring“ and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. He was a POW from 12 May 1945 until 18 June 1945. After the war he was an active member of the "Ordensgemeinschaft der Ritterkreuzträger" (Association of Knight's Cross Recipients).
Max Lemke | |
|---|---|
| Born | 7 April 1895 |
| Died | 29 May 1985 (aged 90) |
| Allegiance |  German Empire Nazi Germany |
| Service/ | Army |
| Rank | Generalmajor |
| Commands held | 7th Panzer Division Fallschirm-Panzer Division 1 Hermann Göring |
| Battles/wars | ---- World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Awards and decorations edit
- Iron Cross (1914) 2nd and 1st Class
- The Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
- Sudetenland Medal
- Iron Cross (1939) 2nd and 1st Class
- Eastern Front Medal, 1942
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 18 October 1941 as Major and commander of Aufklärungs-Abteilung 17[1]
- German Cross in Gold on 23 June 1942 as Major and commander of Aufklärungs-Abteilung 17
Notes edit
- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 236.
References edit
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
