Armin Lembke

Armin Lembke

Born	10 March 1913 Kasseedorf
Died	13 February 1991(1991-02-13) (aged 75) Mönchneversdorf
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1934–1945
Rank	Oberstleutnant
Commands held	Grenadier-Regiment 220
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Siege of Leningrad Demyansk Pocket Battle of Narva (1944) Baltic Offensive Battle of Memel East Prussian Offensive Zemland Offensive
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Armin Lembke (10 March 1913 – 13 February 1991) was a highly decorated Oberstleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also 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.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
Wound Badge (1939)
- in Black
Infantry Assault Badge
Eastern Front Medal
Close Combat Clasp
- in Bronze
German Cross in Gold (6 September 1942)
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- Knight's Cross on 5 March 1945 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 220^[1]

References

Citations

^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 236.

Bibliography

Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
Scherzer, Veit (2007). 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 (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

Persondata
Name	Lembke, Armin
Alternative names
Short description	German officer and Knight's Cross recipients
Date of birth	10 March 1913
Place of birth	Kasseedorf, Germany
Date of death	13 February 1991
Place of death	Mönchneversdorf, Germany

Armin Lembke

Awards and decorations

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