Max Hermann Lucke

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Nickname(s) "Anatol" Service/branch Luftwaffe Rank Oberleutnant		Allegiance Nazi Germany Years of service ?-1943 Name Max-Hermann Lucke
Died 8 November 1943(1943-11-08) (aged 23) Mosyr, Soviet Union

Max-Hermann "Anatol" Lucke (2 June 1920 – 8 November 1943) was a German Luftwaffe ace and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross during World War II. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. During his career he was credited with 78 aerial victories. Max-Hermann Lucke was wounded on 23 October 1943, he died in hospital on 8 November 1943 and was posthumously awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 6 April 1944.

Awards

Aviator badge

Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe

Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (1 July 1943)

Iron Cross (1939)

2nd Class

1st Class

German Cross in Gold on 16 August 1943 as Oberleutnant in the III./Jagdgeschwader 51

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 6 April 1944 as Oberleutnant and pilot in the 9./Jagdgeschwader 51 "Molders"

References

Max-Hermann Lucke Wikipedia

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