Ernst Lucht

Ernst Lucht (27 February 1896 – 2 November 1975) was a Konteradmiral with the Kriegsmarine during World War II and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

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)
 * Cross of Honour for Combatants (30 January 1935)
 * Wehrmacht Long Service Award 4th to 2nd Class (2 October 1936)
 * Wehrmacht Long Service Award 1st Class (15 September 1939)
 * War Merit Cross 2nd Class with Swords (30 January 1941)
 * War Merit Cross 1st Class (20 April 1942)
 * Kriegsabzeichen für Minensuch-, Ubootsjagd-, und Sicherungsverbände (6 December 1941)
 * German Cross in Gold (9 November 1944)
 * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 17 January 1945 as Konteradmiral and Befehlshaber der Sicherung der Nordsee (Commander-in-Chief of the security of the North Sea)
 * Cross of Merit 1st Class (April 1967)