Nationality:

German

Name is sometimes written as Lothar Maretzke.

Promotions:
?: Leutnant;
?: Oberstleutnant (Bundeswehr);
?: Oberst.

Career:
?: 1. Staffel, Nahaufklärungesgruppe 5;
April 1st, 1966: Kommodore, Jagdbombergeschwader 42 (Bundeswehr);
April 30th, 1967 - March 31st, 1971: Kommodore, Leichtes Kampfgeschwader 42.

Lothar Maretzka lewe on May 8th, 1945 with Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-8/U-3/R-5 'Weisse 6' to Bredakra in Sweden, declaring he had to land due to mechanical difficulties and that he was not defecting.

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• - Luftwaffe Officer Career Summaries, Section L-R, Version: 01.04.2019., By: Henry L. deZeng IV and Douglas G. Stankey
  - Kracker Luftwaffe Archive
  - Jagdbombergeschwader 42 (1964)
  - Leichtes Kampfgeschwader 42 (1967)