Max Lemke

Max Lemke
Born	7 April 1895 Schwedt, Province of Brandenburg, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire
Died	29 May 1985(1985-05-29) (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
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Max Lemke (7 April 1895 – 29 May 1985) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II and 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 and 1st Class
• Iron Cross (1939) 2nd and 1st Class
• 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

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 (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
• Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
• 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. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)