Hermann “Anatol” Lücke was born on 2 June 1920 at Schwartoldendorf in the Holzminden region of Niedersachsen. Lücke was posted to the Ergänzungsgruppe/JG 54 based in East Prussia in September 1941. In December he was transferred to combat duty with 3./JG 54 based on the Eastern front. In May 1942, Lücke was transferred to 9./JG 51. He gained his first victory on 2 August, when he shot down a Russian Il-2 Sturmovik ground-attack aircraft. Lücke was transferred to Ergänzung-Jagdgruppe Ost in September 1942, to undertake instructing duties. He had five victories to his credit at this time. In February 1943, Lücke returned to combat duty with 9./JG 51. Between 8 May and 21 October, Lücke shot down 73 Russian aircraft, including seven Il-2 Sturmoviks, in less that 15 minutes, on 10 June to record his 16th through 22nd victories, seven victories on 5 July (26-33), 39 victories in July alone, including the 800th victory for 9./JG 51, and five Il-2 Sturmoviks shot down on 27 July (54-58), including the 6,000th victory of JG 51. On 1 August, Lücke’s Fw 190 A-5 (W.Nr. 1310) was rammed by a Russian opponent. Lücke was able to bale out of his stricken aircraft, although he received wounds in the incident. He returned to combat duty at the beginning of September, following recovery from his wounds. He shot down JG 51’s 7,000th victory on 17 September. On 23 October 1943, Lücke collided with another Fw 190 on take-off in his Fw 190 A-5 (W.Nr. 7206) “Yellow 10” at Kosinskiy. Seriously injured, he was taken to the military hospital at Mosyr where he succumbed to his injuries on 8 November. Oberleutnant Lücke was posthumously awarded the Ritterkreuz.
    “Anatol” Lücke was credited with 78 victories. He recorded all his victories over the Eastern front, including 14 Il-2 Sturmoviks. Additionally, he recorded three further unconfirmed victories.
 

No	Date	Time	A/c Type	Unit	Location / Comments
1	2.8.1942	15:30	Il-2	8./JG 51	47 572: at 300m
2	17.8.1942	17:26	Il-2	8./JG 51	47 812
3	21.8.1942	9:30	Pe-2	8./JG 51	47 581: at 2.000m
4	4.9.1942	16:50	Il-2	8./JG 51	S Tamkino
5	5.9.1942	13:50	Il-2	8./JG 51	NW Karamovo
6	8.5.1943	17:22	LaGG-3	9./JG 51	35 241: at 2.000m
7	8.5.1943	17:25	LaGG-3	9./JG 51	35 241: at 2.000m
8	8.5.1943	17:26	LaGG-3	9./JG 51	35 242: at 1.200m
9	14.5.1943	4:27	Yak-1	9./JG 51	64 782: at 2.800m
10	1.6.1943	12:29	MiG-3	9./JG 51	64 654: at 2.500m
11	2.6.1943	4:06	MiG-3	9./JG 51	62 184: at 3.600m
12	2.6.1943	7:48	P-39	9./JG 51	62 152: at 4.800m
13	2.6.1943	7:58	MiG-3	9./JG 51	63 813: at 2.400m
14	8.6.1943	19:12	MiG-1	9./JG 51	64 572: ca. 30 m
15	8.6.1943	19:21	LaGG-5	9./JG 51	53 261: at 300m
16	10.6.1943	19:12	Il-4	9./JG 51	44 513 at 100m
17	10.6.1943	19:13	Il-4	9./JG 51	44 541
18	10.6.1943	19:16	Il-4	9./JG 51	44 574
19	10.6.1943	19:18	Il-4	9./JG 51	44 722
20	10.6.1943	19:18	Il-4	9./JG 51	44 722 at 30-40m
21	10.6.1943	19:19	Il-4	9./JG 51	44 564
22	10.6.1943	19:25	Il-4	9./JG 51	44 442
23	1.7.1943	4:26	MiG-3	9./JG 51	63 372: ca. 3.100m
24	1.7.1943	4:32	MiG-3	9./JG 51	63 392: ca. 2.200m
25	3.7.1943	15:44	Il-4	9./JG 51	63 239: ca. 300m
26	5.7.1943	4:06	LaGG-3	9./JG 51	63 612 at 2.800m
27	5.7.1943	6:58	MiG-3	9./JG 51	63 863 at ca. 4.200m
28	5.7.1943	7:28	LaGG-3	9./JG 51	63 644 at 3.400m
29	5.7.1943	10:36	LaGG-5	9./JG 51	63 542 at 4.200m
30	5.7.1943	10:38	LaGG-5	9./JG 51	63 542 at 3.500m
31	5.7.1943	10:39	LaGG-3	9./JG 51	63 544 at ca. 2.400m
32	5.7.1943	10:42	LaGG-3	9./JG 51	63 542 at ca. 3.200m
33	6.7.1943	5:12	LaGG-3	9./JG 51	63 712: at 2.800m
34	6.7.1943	5:21	Boston III	9./JG 51	63 484: at 1.200m
35	6.7.1943	5:40	LaGG-3	9./JG 51	63 534: at 1.800m
36	6.7.1943	12:36	LaGG-3	9./JG 51	63 362: ca. 1.600m
37	7.7.1943	6:56	LaGG-5	9./JG 51	63 554: at 3.800m
38	7.7.1943	7:01	LaGG-5	9./JG 51	63 563: at 2.500m
39	7.7.1943	7:02	LaGG-5	9./JG 51	63 563: at 2.900m
40	12.7.1943	6:05	LaGG-5	9./JG 51	64 851: at 1.200m
41	14.7.1943	13:16	LaGG-3	9./JG 51	64 521: at 1.500m
42	14.7.1943	13:17	LaGG-3	9./JG 51	64 385: at 1.600m
43	15.7.1943	15:33	LaGG-3	9./JG 51	54 454: at 2.500m
44	15.7.1943	18:21	LaGG-5	9./JG 51	63 225: at 3.400m
45	15.7.1943	18:36	LaGG-3	9./JG 51	64 882: at 2.500m
46	16.7.1943	18:01	Pe-2	9./JG 51	53 831: at 1.500m
47	17.7.1943	7:26	Il-2	9./JG 51	63 478: at 800m
48	17.7.1943	10:16	LaGG-3	9./JG 51	63 538: at 1.500m
49	17.7.1943	10:26	LaGG-3	9./JG 51	63 397: at 900m
50	17.7.1943	15:57	LaGG-3	9./JG 51	63 528: at 1.800m
51	20.7.1943	17:08	LaGG-3	9./JG 51	64 842: at 1.800m
52	21.7.1943	12:14	LaGG-3	9./JG 51	64 819: at 2.600m
53	23.7.1943	17:04	Yak-7	9./JG 51	63 135: at 1.800m
54	27.7.1943	10:14	Il-2	9./JG 51	54 655: at 100m
55	27.7.1943	10:15	Il-2	9./JG 51	54 655: at 100m
56	27.7.1943	10:21	Il-2	9./JG 51	54 658: at 100m
57	28.7.1943	11:17	Il-2	9./JG 51	53 427: at 300m
58	28.7.1943	19:12	Il-2	9./JG 51	53 286: at 400m
59	29.7.1943	15:33	LaGG-3	9./JG 51	54 687: at 2.400m
60	29.7.1943	15:59	LaGG-3	9./JG 51	54 622: at 300m
61	29.7.1943	18:59	Il-2	9./JG 51	64 744: at 100m
62	1.8.1943	18:12	Yak-7	9./JG 51	53 418 at 3.800m
63	3.9.1943	16:32	Boston III	9./JG 51	15km SSW Gludovo: at 2.300m
64	6.9.1943	18:00	Boston	9./JG 51	15km SE Voronezh: at 6.200m
65	15.9.1943	17:24	Yak-7	9./JG 51	SW Yel'nya: at 1.000m
66	15.9.1943	17:27	Il-2	9./JG 51	W Yel'nya: at 100m
67	17.9.1943	13:55	Il-2	9./JG 51	Yel'nya: at 100m
68	17.9.1943	13:57	Il-2	9./JG 51	Yel'nya: at 100m
69	4.10.1943	11:59	Yak-7	9./JG 51	NW Tschernenko: 4.800m
70	6.10.1943	13:11	Yak-7	9./JG 51	13 546: at 1.800m
71	7.10.1943	15:22	Yak-9	9./JG 51	SE Newel: at 2.800m
72	15.10.1943	15:07	Yak-7	9./JG 51	Lyubetsch: at 3.200m
73	15.10.1943	15:15	P-39	9./JG 51	Lyubetsch: at 3.800m
74	19.10.1943	15:39	Yak-4	9./JG 51	Lyubatny: at 200m
75	20.10.1943	14:27	Yak-7	9./JG 51	NW Loyev: at 1.200m
76	20.10.1943	14:32	Yak-7	9./JG 51	S Loyev: at 500m
77	21.10.1943	14:28	Yak-9	9./JG 51	N Loyev: at 3.400m
78	21.10.1943	14:32	Yak-9	9./JG 51	NW Loyev: at 3.200m

Victories : 78
Awards : Ehrenpokal (1 July 1943)
                Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (16 August 1943)
                Ritterkreuz (6 April 1944)
Units : JG 54, JG 51