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Alfons Luczny

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Years of service
  
1913–20 1935–45

Name
  
Alfons Luczny

Other work
  
Police officer

Rank
  
Generalleutnant


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Allegiance
  
German Empire (to 1918)  Weimar Republic (to 1920)  Nazi Germany

Battles/wars
  
World War I World War II Battle of France Defense of the Reich Battle of Narva (1944)

Died
  
August 12, 1985, Einbeck, Germany

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
World War I, Battle of France, Defence of the Reich, Battle of Narva, World War II

Service/branch
  
German Army (1913–1918), Reichswehr (1918–1920), Luftwaffe (1935–1945)

Commands held
  
2.ª Division Antiaerea

Alfons Luczny (4 June 1894 – 12 August 1985) was a German general in the Luftwaffe during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. Luczny surrendered to the American troops in May 1945, he was handed over to Soviet forces. Convicted as a war criminal in the Soviet Union, he was held until October 1955.

Awards and decorations

  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 9 June 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of 2. Flak-Division (mot.)
  • References

    Alfons Luczny Wikipedia