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Gerhard Lemcke

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Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany

Rank
  
Oberstleutnant

Name
  
Gerhard Lemcke

Years of service
  
1934–45

Commands held
  
Grenadier-Regiment 89

Service/branch
  
German Army

Battles/wars
  
World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Siege of Leningrad Demyansk Pocket Operation Bagration Vitebsk–Orsha Offensive Battle of Hurtgen Forest Battle of the Bulge Ruhr Pocket

Died
  
May 19, 2004, Hude, Germany

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
Invasion of Poland, Battle of France

Gerhard Lemcke (23 January 1913 – 19 May 2004) was a highly decorated Oberstleutnant 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. Gerhard Lemcke was captured by American troops in April 1945, and was released several weeks later.

Awards and decorations

  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (4 December 1939)
  • 1st Class (18 July 1940)
  • Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black (11 October 1941)
  • in Silver (3 January 1944)
  • Eastern Front Medal (18 July 1942)
  • Infantry Assault Badge (1 November 1942)
  • Demyansk Shield (1 December 1943)
  • Honour Roll Clasp of the Army (2 April 1944)
  • German Cross in Gold (24 June 1943)
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 12 January 1945 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 89

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