Ernst Lucht
Ernst Lucht (27 February 1896 – 2 November 1975) was a German admiral during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.
Ernst Lucht | |
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.jpg.webp) Lucht (right) with Günther Bantzer, lord mayor of Kiel | |
| Born | 27 February 1896 Süderende on Föhr |
| Died | 2 November 1975 (aged 79) Neumünster |
| Allegiance | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} German Empire (to 1918).svg.png.webp){kind=small} Weimar Republic (to 1933).svg.png.webp){kind=small} Nazi Germany |
| Service/ | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Imperial German Navy.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Reichsmarine.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Kriegsmarine |
| Years of service | 1914–1945 |
| Rank | Konteradmiral |
| Unit | SMS Freya SMS Schlesien |
| Commands held | Befehlshaber der Sicherung der Nordsee |
| Battles/wars | World War I
World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Awards
- Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (1915)[1]
- Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (17 December 1941)[1]
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 1st Class (5 September 1943)[1]
- Silesian Eagle 2nd Class (10 October 1919)[2]
- Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 (30 January 1935)[2]
- Wehrmacht Long Service Award 4th to 1st Class (15 September 1939)[2]
- War Merit Cross 2nd Class with Swords (30 January 1941) & 1st Class (20 April 1942)[2]
- Minesweeper War Badge (6 December 1941)[2]
- German Cross in Gold on 9 November 1944 as Konteradmiral and Befehlshaber der Sicherung der Nordsee (Commander-in-Chief of the security of the North Sea)[3]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 17 January 1945 as Konteradmiral and Befehlshaber der Sicherung der Nordsee[4][5]
- Merit Cross 1st Class of the Federal Republic of Germany (April 1967)[2]
References
Citations
- Dörr 1996, p. 17.
- Dörr 1996, p. 18.
- Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 286.
- Fellgiebel 2000, p. 297.
- Scherzer 2007, p. 515.
Bibliography
- Dörr, Manfred (1996). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Überwasserstreitkräfte der Kriegsmarine—Band 2: L–Z [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the Surface Forces of the Navy—Volume 2: L–Z] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2497-6.
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
- Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
- Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
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