1. Siegfried "Wumm" Lemke was a Luftwaffe ace and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross during World War II.
11 Facts About Siegfried Lemke
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Siegfried Lemke claimed his first aerial victory on 12 March 1943 when he downed a Royal Air Force Supermarine Spitfire fighter near Fecamp.
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On 1 January 1944, Siegfried Lemke was officially appointed Staffelkapitan of 1.
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Siegfried Lemke succeeded Leutnant Hugo Dahmer who had been injured on 11 September 1943.
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Since then, Siegfried Lemke had inoffically led the Staffel as Staffelfuhrer.
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Siegfried Lemke's squadron were again transferred to Italy to counter the Allied landings at Anzio.
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In March, 1944 Siegfried Lemke added sixteen further victories to his tally.
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From here Siegfried Lemke flew combat missions over the developing campaign in Normandy following D-Day.
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On 14 June 1944, Siegfried Lemke was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross for his then tally of 44 aerial victories.
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In July 1944, Siegfried Lemke was appointed Gruppenkommandeur of the III.
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Siegfried Lemke died on 18 December 1995 at the age of 74 in Worfelden, a municipality of Buttelborn, Germany.