Max Lemke
Max Lemke (born April 7, 1895 in Schwedt / Oder ; † May 29, 1985 in Hanover ) was a German officer , most recently major general in World War II .
Life
Lemke served as an officer in the First World War . As commander, he led the 7th Panzer Division of the Wehrmacht in World War II. For the last months of the war until the unconditional surrender he was commander of the Parachute-Panzer Division “1. Hermann Göring ” .
Awards
- Iron Cross (1914) 2nd and 1st class
- Clasp for the Iron Cross, 2nd and 1st class
- German cross in gold on June 23, 1942
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on October 18, 1941
Individual evidence
- ↑ Veit Scherzer : Knight's Cross bearers 1939-1945. The holders of the Iron Cross of the Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and armed forces allied with Germany according to the documents of the Federal Archives. 2nd Edition. Scherzers Militaer-Verlag, Ranis / Jena 2007, ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2 .
- ↑ Walther-Peer Fellgiebel : The bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939-1945 - The holder of the highest award of the Second World War of all parts of the Wehrmacht . Dörfler Verlag, Eggolsheim 2004, ISBN 3-7909-0284-5 , p. 236 .
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| SURNAME | Lemke, Max |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German officer, most recently major general in World War II |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 7, 1895 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Schwedt / Oder |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 29, 1985 |
| Place of death | Hanover |