Alfons Luczny
Alfons Luczny | |
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Born | 4 June 1894 |
Died | 12 August 1985 | (aged 91)
Allegiance | ![]() |
Service/ | Luftwaffe |
Rank | Generalleutnant |
Commands held | |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
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.)[1]
References[]
Citations[]
- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 243.
Bibliography[]
- (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
Categories:
- 1894 births
- 1985 deaths
- People from Kietrz
- People from the Province of Silesia
- German military personnel of World War I
- Luftwaffe World War II generals
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- German prisoners of war in World War II held by the Soviet Union
- German prisoners of war in World War II held by the United States
- Prussian Army personnel
- German police officers
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class
- Lieutenant generals of the Luftwaffe
- 20th-century Freikorps personnel