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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