Lucht, Ernst
- Date of birth:
- February 27th, 1896 (Süderende, Germany)
- Date of death:
- November 2nd, 1975 (Neumünster, Germany)
- Nationality:
- German (1933-1945, Third Reich)
Biography
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Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Konteradmiral
- Unit:
- Befehlshaber der Sicherung der Nordsee
- Awarded on:
- November 9th, 1944
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Konteradmiral (Commodore)
- Unit:
- Befehlshaber der Sicherung der Nordsee
- Awarded on:
- January 17th, 1945
“Security forces of the Kriegsmarine, under the leadership of Konteradmiral Lucht, have especially distinguished themselves by securing the transfer of important new ships from the western area [French Atlantic coast] back to home waters. Since the 21.08.1944 they have destroyed 23 enemy aircraft and sunk 22 MTBs.”
Eisernes Kreuz 2.Klasse (1914)
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Awarded on:
- January 30th, 1935
- Awarded on:
- October 2nd, 1936
- Awarded on:
- October 2nd, 1936
- Awarded on:
- October 2nd, 1936
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- September 15th, 1939
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- January 30th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- December 6th, 1941
Ordine della Corona d'Italia - Commendatore
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- December 9th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- December 17th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- April 20th, 1942
Suomen Valkoisen Ruusun 1. lk:n komentajamerkki miekkoineen (SVR K1 mk)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- August 11th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- September 5th, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- November 21st, 1944
Sources
- - DÖRR, MANFRED, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehmacht 1939–1945, Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück, 1996.
- Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht
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