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.

Awards

• Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (1915)
• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
• 2nd Class (17 December 1941)
• Iron Cross (1939)
• 1st Class (5 September 1943)
• Silesian Eagle 2nd Class (10 October 1919)
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 (30 January 1935)
• Wehrmacht Long Service Award 4th to 1st Class (15 September 1939)
• War Merit Cross 2nd Class with Swords (30 January 1941) & 1st Class (20 April 1942)
• Minesweeper War Badge (6 December 1941)
• 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)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 17 January 1945 as Konteradmiral and Befehlshaber der Sicherung der Nordsee
• Merit Cross 1st Class of the Federal Republic of Germany (April 1967)

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