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 2nd Flak Division

Alfons Luczny

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1894 births

1985 deaths

People from Kietrz

Military personnel from the Province of Silesia

German Army 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

Alfons Luczny