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Max-Hermann "Anatol" Lücke 
Nickname "Anatol" Born 2 June 1920
SchwartoldendorfDied 8 November 1943 (aged 23)
Mosyr, Soviet UnionAllegiance 
Nazi GermanyService/branch Luftwaffe Years of service ?-1943 Rank Oberleutnant Unit Jagdgeschwader 51 Battles/wars Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Max-Hermann "Anatol" Lücke (2 June 1920 – 8 November 1943) was a German Luftwaffe ace and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross during World War II. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. During his career he was credited with 78 aerial victories. Max-Hermann Lücke was wounded on 23 October 1943, he died in hospital on 8 November 1943 and was posthumously awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 6 April 1944.
Awards
- Flugzeugführerabzeichen
- Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe
- Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (1 July 1943)
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
- German Cross in Gold (16 August 1943)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- Knight's Cross on 6 April 1944 as Oberleutnant and Flugzeugführer in the 9./Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders"[1]
References
- Citations
- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 243.
- Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
- 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 (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
External links
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