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).

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
 * German Cross in Gold on 23 June 1942 as Major and commander of Aufklärungs-Abteilung 17