Walther Lucht
Appearance
Walter Lucht | |
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Born | 26 February 1882 Berlin, German Empire |
Died | 18 March 1949 Heilbronn, Allied-occupied Germany | (aged 67)
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Service/ | Army |
Rank | General der Artillerie |
Commands | 87. Infanterie-Division 336. Infanterie Division LXVI Reservekorps LXVI. Armeekorps 11th Armee |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Walter Lucht (26 February 1882 – 18 March 1949) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II who held commands at division, corps and army levels. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany. Lucht was released from an American POW camp in 1948, and died in a car crash in 1949.
Awards and decorations
[edit]- Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (14 October 1914) & 1st Class (19 October 1915)[1]
- Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (17 May 1940) & 1st Class (23 June 1940)[1]
- German Cross in Gold on 12 March 1942 as Generalmajor and commander of 87. Infanterie-Division[2]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 30 January 1943 as Generalmajor and commander of 336. Infanterie-Division[3]
- 691st Oak Leaves on 9 January 1945 as General der Artillerie and commander of LXVI. Armeekorps[4]
References
[edit]Citations
[edit]Bibliography
[edit]- 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.
- Thomas, Franz (1998). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 2: L–Z] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2300-9.
Categories:
- 1882 births
- 1949 deaths
- Military personnel from Berlin
- Generals of Artillery (Wehrmacht)
- German Army personnel of World War I
- Condor Legion personnel
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Commander's Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary (military)
- German prisoners of war in World War II held by the United States
- Prussian Army personnel
- Reichswehr personnel
- Military personnel from the Province of Brandenburg
- German Army generals of World War II
- Road incident deaths in Germany