Max Lemke

Max Lemke
Born	7 April 1895 Schwedt
Died	29 May 1985(1985-05-29) (aged 90) Hanover
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918)  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1914–1918 1935–1945
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
• Cross of Honor
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Eastern Front Medal
• German Cross in Gold (23 June 1942)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
  • Knight's 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). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). 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

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Max Lemke @ Axis Biographical Research

Military offices
Preceded by General der Panzertruppe Dr. Karl Mauss	Commander of 7. Panzer-Division 5 January 1945 – 23 January 1945	Succeeded by General der Panzertruppe Dr. Karl Mauss
Preceded by Generalmajor Hanns-Horst von Necker	Commander of Fallschirm-Panzer Division 1 Hermann Göring 9 February 1945 – 8 May 1945	Succeeded by None

Persondata
Name	Lemke, Max
Alternative names
Short description	German General and Knight's Cross recipients
Date of birth	7 April 1895
Place of birth	Schwedt, Germany
Date of death	29 May 1985
Place of death	Hanover, Germany