Max Lemke
Born7 April 1895
Died29 May 1985(1985-05-29) (aged 90)
Allegiance German Empire
 Nazi Germany
Service/branchArmy
RankGeneralmajor
Commands held7th Panzer Division
Fallschirm-Panzer Division 1 Hermann Göring
Battles/wars---- World War II
AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross

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).

Awards and decorations

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.
Military offices Preceded byGeneral der Panzertruppe Dr. Karl Mauss Commander of 7. Panzer-Division 5 January 1945 – 23 January 1945 Succeeded byGeneral der Panzertruppe Dr. Karl Mauss Preceded byGeneralmajor Hanns-Horst von Necker Commander of Fallschirm-Panzer Division 1 Hermann Göring 9 February 1945 – 8 May 1945 Succeeded byNone
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