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Walther 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 Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (14 October 1914) & 1st Class (19 October 1915)Thomas 1998, p. 39. Hanseatic Cross of HamburgReichswehrministerium (Ed.): Rangliste des Deutschen Reichsheeres. E.S. Mittler & Sohn, Berlin: 1930, p. 116. Military Merit Cross, 3rd class with War Decoration (Austria-Hungary) Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (17 May 1940) & 1st Class (23 June 1940) German Cross in Gold on 12 March 1942 as Generalmajor and commander of 87. Infanterie-DivisionPatzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 286. Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves Knight's Cross on 30 January 1943 as Generalmajor and commander of 336. Infanterie-DivisionFellgiebel 2000, p. 243. 691st Oak Leaves on 9 January 1945 as General der Artillerie and commander of LXVI. ArmeekorpsFellgiebel 2000, p. 79.
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