„Count von Luckner is of importance to us for two reasons, first his engagement in the field of international understanding and second his important role he played in the negotiations during the surrender of Halle to the „Timberwolves“ in 1945. Please, feel free to refer to me in your researches.“

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For further information, please, see: www.luckner-society.com

Last update: January 18, 2010

Actual number of members: 222 (220 and 2 Honorary Members)

Members come from 19 countries: Australia, Austria, Canada, China/Hongkong, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Italy, Japan, Lebanon, Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, USA

Please note: We only can update that list from time to time.

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The board

Matthias J. Maurer, President

Michael Muchau, Vice President

Peter André, Treasurer

Wolfgang Seilkopf, our Historian Curator

Hans Jürgen Krasselt, Secretary

Frank Motzki, Observer

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Project Team (in alphabetical order)

Honorary members: Prof. Hans Hass (Vienna, Austria) – 2006

Countess von Bolza-Kezdy (Gordon’s Bay, South Africa) – 2007

1. Alder, Heiko

Halle (Saale), Germany,

2. Allaby, Albert

USA

3. Ament, Kurt

4. André, Peter

Wansleben, Germany

was in Halle when the Timberwolves entered the town in 1945

5. Anuchina, Karina

former owner of the “Seeteufel”, the last von Luckner ship still exists in Russia

Dresden, Germany

6. APM Generalbau GmbH & Co. KG

repr. by Mr. Andreas Müsker

Kötschlitz, Germany

www.apm-generalbau.de

7. Artus, Reinhard

Public Relations; Marketing

Halle (Saale), Germany

8. Bade, Prof. James
Auckland, New Zealand
author of the book "von Luckner, A Reassessment. Count Felix von Luckner in
New Zealand and the South Pacific. 1917-1919 and 1938; Peter Lang GmbH,
Frankfurt am Main, 2004

9. Bahns-Meyer, Lenore

her father, Fritz Christian Bahns, worked as a sea engineer on the „Vaterland“

Oak Lawn, Ill

USA

10. Bahr, Irmgard Marianne

Kincardine, Canada / La Belle, FL, USA

11. Barth, Prof. Dr. Alfred

Halle (Saale)

12. Bartmer, Monica

Löbnitz, Germany

13. Baudissin-Zinzendorf, Felix Count von

member of the von Luckner family

the Count was his godfather

London, UK

14. Bauer, Hermann

Halle (Saale), Germany

15. Bayer, John

Virginia Beach, VA

USA

16. Bayuk, Mark

USA

17. Becker, Horst

Halle (Saale), Germany

18. Beckert, Simon

Hamburg, Germany

19. Belsky, Joel
Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Sergeant
- son of a "Timberwolf"

20. Bennett, Michael

USA

21. Benton, Mark

USA

22. Berg, Uwe

Malmö, Sweden

works at Fridhemsborg, the place where the Engeström family (wife of the Count) lived

http://www.lub.lu.se/fridhemsborg/English/homepage.htm

23. Bergquist, Lars

Broumana

Lebanon

24. Bishop, Andrew Charles

New Zealand

25. Bley, Franz-Dieter

Marktredwitz, Germany

26. Böhnke, Norbert; Halle (Saale), Germany

Halle (Saale), Germany
- President of IfHaS (Society for Halle and the Saalkreis)
www.ifhas.de
- President of Kuratorium “Altes Rathaus” e.V.

www.altes-rathaus-halle.de

27. Böhringer, Michael

Bietigheim, Germany

student, writes his master work about von Luckner

28. Bönisch, Bernhard

Halle (Saale), Germany

29. Bradney, Norman

Chaplain

Lakeland, FL

USA

30. Brass, Hans-Joachim

Halle (Saale) Germany

31. Brück, Matthias

Landau, Germany

32. Bunk, Siegmar

Dresden-Gompitz, Germany

33. Chapman, John

34. Chater, Garry

Bay of Plenty

New Zealand

35. Clark, Katherine P.

daughter of Robert R. Clark, who was a commander of the “Timberwolves”

California

36. McCaughan, Christopher P.

37. Cordsen, Dörte

Halle (Saale), Germany

38. Cowan, Joel

USA

39. Dauer, Dr. Steffen

Halle (Saale), Germany

40. Daugherty, Robert
Houston, TX, USA

41. Davis, Doris

Daughter of a veteran of the 79^th Infantry Division

San Francisco, California

USA

42. Demaret, Daniel Roger

Sweden

43. Diemann, Christa & Klaus

Hamburg

Germany

44. Dobers, Uwe

San Francisco, CA

USA

45. Donati, Thomas

Lacchiarella

Italy

46. Donohue, Brian

Ashburn, VA

USA

47. Dragoschy, Karl-Heinz

Halle (Saale), Deutschland

48. Duhre, Burkhardt

Halle (Saale), Germany

49. Ebel, Martin

Lethbridge, Alberta

Canada

50. Eickenbusch, Sebastian

Geisenheim in the Rheingau

51. Eitel, Paul

Melbourne, FL

USA

52. Ellison, William Brian

53. Engeström, Max E.E.

Falsterbo, Sweden

relative of the Count’s wife

54. Fasulo, John
Beacon, NY, USA
- retired cameraman, worked for CBS, NBC, WOR, cameraman/producer of 'On The River' award winning documentary series..

55. Faught, Michael

USA

56. Faulbaum, Gerd

Hagen

Deutschland

57. Fawson, Mike

Worcestershire

58. Fisk, CAPT Marcus J. USNR

Alexandria, VA, USA

59. Förderkreis Ohlsdorfer Friedhof e.V.

they work for the cemetary at Hamburg, where Count von Luckner is buried

Hamburg, Germany

www.fof-ohlsdorf.de

60. Friedrich, Edward G.

Manville, R.I.

USA

61. Fritzsche, Werner

Dresden, Germany

He is doing researches on Count von Luckner and Schloss Altfranken;

if you got any information, please mail to us we will forward your message.

62. Geelhaar, Peter

Organiser of Group Tours

www.grd-hamburg.de

Hamburg, Germany

63. Geißler, Christian

Halle (Saale), Germany

64. Geyer, Alexander

Halle (Saale), Germany

65. Gibbs, Dave

66. Goedecke, Hans
Halle (Saale), Germany
- Speaker of "Interessengemeinschaft Alter Markt"
www.halle-altermarkt.de

67. Gosch, John

Encino, CA

USA

68. Gregory, MacKenzie
Australia
http://ahoy.tk-jk.net

69. Gruber, John

kaufte einst ein Modellschiff der “Seeadler” und hält es seit dem in seinem Büro in Ehren, Bewunderer des Grafen

Kanada

70. Grunwald, Andreas

Halle (Saale), Germany

71. Günthel, Peter

Chemnitz, Germany

72. Günther, Jan

Oppin, Germany

73. Hadden, Peter

Parnell, Auckland

New Zealand

74. Hamann, Stefan

Halle (Saale), Germany

75. Harper, Jim

Carol Stream, Ill

USA

76. Haynsworth James

Major, United States Army

77. Heiser, Dr. Helmut

Master of the Lodge “Zu den Fünf Türmen am Salzquell zu Halle”

Halle (Saale), Germany

78. Hildebrandt, Charlotte

Vienna, Austria

79. Hinchy, Patrick

Brighton, England (Great Britain)

the leader of the Timberwolf Veterans Tours in Europe

80. Hirte, Dr. Christian

Director of Halle Museums

Halle (Saale), Germany

www.stadtmuseum-halle.de

81. Höfchen, Gerd

Heiligenstadt

82. Hofrichter, Rüdiger

Halle (Saale), Frankfurt (Main), Germany

83. Hohl, Winfried

Hamburg

84. Honigmann, Bill

Elizabethon, TN

USA

85. Hutterer, Heinz

Vienna, Austria

86. Iggulden, David

Toronto, Ont.

Canada

87. Jackson-Potter, Robert

New Zealand

88. Jaggers, Ronald

89. Ji, Chen

Xi’an / Shaanxi

China

90. Kalinowski, Bernd

Halle (Saale), Germany

91. Kearns, Terry
Atlanta, GA, USA
- our webmaster
http://tk-jk.net

92. Keogh, Kevin

Baton Rouge

USA

93. Kinner, Richard

USA

94. Klaiberg, Michael

Halle (Saale), Germany

95. Klante, Rüdiger

Architects Gruber, Klante, Teichert were commissioned to reconstruct the "von Luckner home" in Halle (Saale)

96. Klügling, Konradt

Halle (Saale), Germany

97. Knispel, Joachim Wolfgang

Bad Pyrmont

Germany

98. Koehler, Ronald

Kings Park, NY

USA

99. Kölbig, Dr. Kurt

Switzerland

100. König, Torsten

Halle (Saale), Germany

101. Koerner, John

102. Koll, Thomas

Mercer Isl., WA

USA

103. Krasselt, Hans-Jürgen

Halle (Saale), Germany

104. Krebs, Ursula

Halle (Saale), Germany

105. Krone, Eric (Ph.D.)

his grand father briefly sailed with the Count

Dawsonville, GA

USA

106. Kunze, Hagen

Halle (Saale), Germany

107. Kunze, Klaus

Halle (Saale), Germany

108. Kupke, Wolfgang

Halle (Saale), Deutschland

109. Lapham, Savita

together with her father she saw the Count in the USA during his lectures

USA

110. Lauckner, Christopher

Ann Arbor, Michigan

USA

111. Lauckner, Kurt

Ann Arbor, Michigan

USA

112. Lauckner, Matthew M.

distant relative of the Count

Grand Blanc, MI

USA

113. Leslie, Brent

Auckland New Zealand

114. Li, Huajing

USA

115. Linton, Ivan

116. Lippmann, Rico

Halle (Saale)

Germany

117. Livingstone, Mark

his grandfather, H.G.Livingstone, was one time commandant in charge of the camp where von Luckner was imprisoned during World War I in New Zealand

usually Christchurch, NZ, now: UK

118. Lozano, Prof. Gonzalo

Tenerife, Spain

119. Luckner, Gunther Graf von

Mexican citizen

San Pedro de la Alcantara

Spain

120. Ludwig, Thomas

Schenectady, NY

USA

121. Mackenzie, Ross

touring with his yacht „Sea Eagle II“ through the Pacific

122. Martin, Rüdiger

Author

Salzburg, Austria

123. Martins, Marcus

Conceicao-Faro

Portugal

124. Maurer, Inge

Halle (Saale), Germany

125. Maurer, Jürgen

Aschersleben, Germany

126. Maurer, Matthias J.

Halle (Saale), Germany
- lawyer
www.mlw-law.com
- author of "Our Way to Halle - the march of the 'Timberwolves' to Halle"
www.fliegenkopf-verlag.de/index1.html
- Honorary Member of the National Timberwolf Association
www.104infdiv.org/
- President of the "Monetarium Society"
www.monetarium.de
- President of the "pro iure Society"
http://proiur.hallejur.de/

127. Maurer, Siegfried

Halle (Saale), Germany

128. McCaughan, Christopher P.

Ballycastle, N.Ireland (UK)

129. McClune, Ian

near Melbourne, Australia

130. Meegen, Olaf von

Uelzen

131. Meyerhoffer, Allan

132. Micheel, Gerd

Micheel das Küchenstudio

www.micheel-kuechen.de

Halle (Saale), Germany

133. Mickleburgh, David

South Africa

134. Miyoshi, Katsuhiko

admirer of the Count, dived to the wreck of the „Sea Eagle“

Sagamihara
Japan

135. Mommsen, Peter

Jena, Germany

136. Monetarium e.V.

Halle (Saale), Germany

www.monetarium.de

137. Motzki, Clemens

Halle (Saale), Germany

138. Motzki, Frank

Halle (Saale), Germany

139. Mross, Richard Werner

Halle (Saale), Deutschland

140. Muchau, Michael

Halle (Saale), Germany
- President of the "Nautical Society Felix Count von Luckner", Halle
www.marineverein-halle-saale.de

141. Müller, Eric

Plano, TX

USA

142. Müller, Sabine

Halle (Saale), Germany

143. Müller-Bahlke, Dr. Thomas

Halle (Saale), Germany
- Director of the "Franckesche Stiftungen"

www.francke-halle.de

144. Napier, Peter

Boston, MA

USA

145. Natur- & Heimatfreunde Wansleben am See e.V.

Wansleben am See

Germany

www.wansleben-am-see.de

146. Nitzsche, Manfred

147. Olsson, Kent G.

Malmö, Sweden

148. Onofri, Fabio

Italy

149. Oostvogels, Bart and Teun

Achtmaal, Netherlands

good friends of the “Timberwolves”

www.liberationww2.tk

150. Oppe, Paul

Bremerton, WA

USA

151. Padgett, Wayne

Daly City

USA

152. Pardoe, Blaine

USA
- Author of a new book about Count von Luckner, just being published: “The Cruise of the Sea Eagle”

153. Pedersen, Chris A.

his uncle, a “Timberwolf” died on April 16, 1945, during the house-to-house-fightings in Halle

Kingsley, Iowa

USA

154. Pettersson, Dan

Malmö, Sweden

155. Pflanzl, Dr. Günter

Goslar, Germany

156. photogallery Mühle Barby e.V.

Barby (Elbe), Germany

www.art-of-history-photogallery.de

157. Radetzki, Frau

Apart Hotel Halle Betriebsgesellschaft GmbH

Halle (Saale), Germany

www.apart-halle.de

158. Random, John

USA

159. Raso, Richard E.

Ripon, CA

USA

160. Rauschert, Annemarie

Count von Luckner was a friend of her family

Coburg

161. Rauschert, Gottfried P.

Hillesheim, Germany

162. Reakes, Stephen

Commanding Officer of the TS Sydney (TS = training ship)

Sydney, Australia

163. Recke von Volmerstein, Hans Graf von der

Member of the von Luckner family

Hong Kong (China), Tokyo (Japan)

164. Rejke, Olav

Leipzig

165. Rentsch, Natasha

great-granddaughter of Karl-Friedrich Rentsch, he is named as „Karlchen“ in a book of the Count

Horburg-Maßlau, Germany

166. Richards, Don

167. Richwien, Dr. Gerhard

Restorer
Halle (Saale), Germany

168. Robinson, Robert

Cody, WY

USA

169. Roe, Carolann

170. Ross, David

his father, Edward Ross, worked at the Mopelia with Adm. Richard E. Byrd

Slingerlands, N.Y.

USA

171. Rouverand, Renaud

young movie director, intends producing a film on the Count’s life

France

172. Rubie, John

173. Rüdiger, Peter

Halle (Saale), Germany

Member of the First Bandoneon Orchestra Halle

www.bandonion-halle.de

174. Runge, Klaus

Halle (Saale), Germany

175. Scharf, Dipl. med. Stephan Paul

Doctor

Halle (Saale), Germany

www.sportlerambulanz.de

176. Schenk, Dr. Bernhard

Amden

Switzerland

177. Schicht, Bernd

Freital/Pesterwitz, Germany

178. Schmetzer, Andreas

Halle (Saale), Germany

179. Schmidt, Donald

180. Schmidt, Michael

Stuttgart, Deutschland

181. Schneider, Dennis

Round Rock

USA

182. Schön, Joachim

Berlin, Germany

183. Scholz, Mario

Halle (Saale), Germany

184. Schubert, Volker

Hohendorf

185. Schübel, Peter

Witbank, South Africa

born in Halle (Saale), saw the Count when beeing a child

186. Schwarzkopf, Horst

Halle (Saale), Germany

187. Seidler, Guntram

Former Master of the Freemasons Lodge „Zu den Fünf Türmen am Salzquell“

Halle (Saale), Germany

188. Seilkopf, Wolfgang

Halle (Saale), Germany
- author of the book "Aus dem Leben des Seeteufels"

189. Shanty Chor „Graf Luckner“ e.V.

Burgdorf, Germany

www.shantychor-graf-luckner.de

190. Sheridan, Tim

USA

191. Sotebier, Jack

Duluth, MN, USA

192. Spangenberg, Mark

Greensboro, NC

USA

193. Spengler, Edi

President of „Bountyclub Switzerland“
Weinfelden, Switzerland

www.bountyclub.org

194. Spicher GmbH

Security Systems

repr. by Mr. Jürgen Spicher

Halle (Saale), Germany

www.spicher-gmbh.de

195. Steinbach, Martin

Halle (Saale), Germany

196. Stephan, Dieter

works for the German Mail Service

Hamburg

Germany

197. Stephan, Robert

Halle (Saale), Germany

www.fineart-connection.de

198. Stephenson, Dennis R.

Bremerton, WA

USA

199. Stern-Blackchurch, John Christopher

London, UK

200. The National Timberwolf Association

Veterans Organisation of the 104^th Infantry Division “Timberwolf”

Wichita, KS, USA

www.104infdiv.org/

201. Thomson, Cameron

Gourack, PA

USA

202. Thornton, Bryce

Veteran of the 104^th Infantry Division “Timberwolf”

203. Tiddy, David P.

Australia

204. Tintel, Stephan

Halle (Saale), Germany

205. Tuba, Samuel de

great grandson of Richard Pries, who served at the “Seeadler”

206. Ulbricht v. Neumann, John Robert

207. Vamvakidis, Kyriakos

from Greece

Angersdorf, Germany

208. Volkmann, Dirk

Oppin, Germany

209. Wagner, Falko

Engelskirchen, Germany

210. Weber, Ulrich

Halle (Saale), Germany

211. Wentland, Sabine

Enghien les Bains

Frankreich

212. White, Paul

Dresden, Maine

USA

213. Whiting, Howard

met the Count as a boy and has been a great admirer for his whole life

Camas, WA

USA

214. Will, Robert

Rio Ranch, NM

USA

215. Williams, Gary

Mayor

USA

216. Winklhofer, Peter (Dipl. Ing.)

Member of the Board of the BDB (Bund Deutscher Baumeister, Architekten und Ingenieure) Bildungswerk Sachsen Anhalt e.V.

Halle (Saale), Germany

www.bdb-bildungswerk.de

217. Woram, John M.

he wrote a book about the Gálapagos Island, the Count is mentioned there

Rockville Centre, NY

USA

218. Wray, Mark

grandson of Howard Whiting

USA

219. Yerkes, WM

USA

220. Yohn, Nancy

USA

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Lost members (deceased)

Burden, William (2005)

Schulze, Dr. Ernst-Werner (2005)

Köppe, Matthias (2006)

Thiel, Wilfried (2006)

Deutschbein, Albert (2009)