Max Lemke

Max Lemke
Born	7 April 1895 Schwedt, Province of Brandenburg, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire
Died	29 May 1985 (aged 90) Hanover, Lower Saxony, West Germany
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918)  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1914–18 1935–45
Rank	Generalmajor
Commands held	7. Panzer-Division Fallschirm-Panzer Division 1 Hermann Göring
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Białystok–Minsk Battle of Smolensk (1941) Battle of Moscow Battle of Kursk Operation Bagration Bobruysk Offensive Courland Pocket East Prussian Offensive Battle of the Oder-Neisse Battle of Bautzen (1945)
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Max Lemke (7 April 1895 – 29 May 1985) was a highly decorated Generalmajor in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Eastern Front Medal
• German Cross in Gold (23 June 1942)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 18 October 1941 as Oberst and commander of Aufklärungs-Abteilung 17^[1]

Notes

1. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 236.

References

• 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.
• Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Max Lemke @ Axis Biographical Research at the Wayback Machine (archived November 17, 2010)