Alfons Luczny
Born4 June 1894
Died12 August 1985(1985-08-12) (aged 91)
Allegiance Nazi Germany
Service/branchLuftwaffe
RankGeneralleutnant
Commands held2nd Flak Division
Battles/warsWorld War II
AwardsKnight'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

References

Citations

  1. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 243.

Bibliography

  • Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (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.
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