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Hans von Luck


Born
in Flensburg, Germany
July 15, 1911

Died
August 01, 1997

Genre
Biographies & Memoirs, History, Military Art & Science


Hans-Ulrich Freiherr von Luck und Witten (a.k.a. Hans von Luck) was a German army officer from 1929 until he was captured by Soviet forces in 1945; by which point he had earned the Knight's Cross, German Cross in Gold, and Iron Cross 1st & 2nd Class. By that time he had also been promoted to the rank of Colonel. He served in several theatres during World War II, including France and North Africa, where he was under the command of Erwin Rommel.

After the war, von Luck wrote a memoir which was highly praised; this led to his acquaintance, and ultimately friendship, with both historians of the war and also Allied officers he had fought against. ...more

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“To forget is good—but hard. To forgive is better.            Best of all is reconciliation.”
― Hans von Luck, Panzer Commander: The Memoirs of Colonel Hans von Luck
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“to which every Wehrmacht unit from the regiment up had to appoint an NFO, “National Socialist Leadership Officer” (Nationalsozialistische Führungs-Offizier), whose job was to keep a political eye on the unit and its command.”
― Hans von Luck, Panzer Commander: The Memoirs of Colonel Hans von Luck
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“As my orderly Erich Beck later wrote, “We admired our opponents for their national pride and commitment. They demanded our respect. We heard that a Polish cavalry regiment had mounted an attack against our tanks. They had been told that the German tanks were only wooden dummies.”
― Hans von Luck, Panzer Commander: The Memoirs of Colonel Hans von Luck
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