Max Lemke

Max Lemke
Born	7 April 1895 Schwedt, German Empire
Died	29 May 1985 (aged 90) Hanover, West Germany
Allegiance	German Empire  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
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

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 of Nazi Germany.

Awards and decorations

• Knight's Cross of the Iron 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) [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.
• Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
• 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 [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.