Max Lemke

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).

Max Lemke
Born	7 April 1895
Died	29 May 1985 (aged 90)
Allegiance	German Empire  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Army
Rank	Generalmajor
Commands held	7th Panzer Division Fallschirm-Panzer Division 1 Hermann Göring
Battles/wars	---- World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914) 2nd and 1st Class
• The Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
• Sudetenland Medal
• Iron Cross (1939) 2nd and 1st Class
• Eastern Front Medal, 1942
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 18 October 1941 as Major and commander of Aufklärungs-Abteilung 17[1]
• German Cross in Gold on 23 June 1942 as Major and commander of Aufklärungs-Abteilung 17

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.