He first met Rommel in 1931 as a officer cadet in the infantry school in Dresden where he got Rommel (captain at the time) as his infantry instructor.

In the french campaign he served as a company commander in the 37th Recon Battalion of 7th Panzer Division commanded by Rommel.

In January 1942 von Luck left Russia for North Africa where he arrived on 8th April to take command of the 3rd Recon Battalion, requested by Rommel since November 1941. Trained future COs in the Panzer Reconnaissanse School in Paris from August 1943 until the beginning of March 1944 when he was posted as a regimental commander in the Panzer Lehr Division commanded by General Bayerlein. When he reported to General Bayerlein in early May he was again transferred to the 21th Panzer Division under Major-General Feuchtinger to take command of Panzer Grenadier Regiment 125. Later 1944 he commanded a the "Special Combat Group" of 21 Pz. Div. In the beginning of February 1945 he transferred with the 21 Pz. Div. to the "Eastern front" which then were about 50 km east of Berlin. Surrendered to the Russians on the 27 April 1945 with the rank of colonel and sent to prison camp in the Caucasus until the 5th January 1950 when he was released.

Quite a man as Rommel especially wanted him to Afrika Korps from The Russian front.I bought his book a while ago and intend to read it next!

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