Walther Lucht

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.

Born26 February 1882

Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire

Died18 March 1949 (aged 67)

Heilbronn, US Zone, Allied-occupied Germany

AllegianceGerman Empire
Weimar Republic
Nazi Germany

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Walther Lucht

Born	26 February 1882 Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire
Died	18 March 1949(1949-03-18) (aged 67) Heilbronn, US Zone, Allied-occupied Germany
Allegiance	German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany
Branch	Imperial German Army Prussian Army Reichswehr German Army
Service years	1901–1932 1937–1945
Rank	General der Artillerie
Commands	87th Infantry Division 336th Infantry Division LXVI Army Corps 11th SS Panzer Army
Conflicts	World War I Spanish Civil War World War II Battle of France Battle of the Caucasus Battle of the Bulge
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves German Cross

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (14 October 1914) & 1st Class (19 October 1915)^[1]
Hanseatic Cross of Hamburg^[2]
Military Merit Cross, 3rd class with War Decoration (Austria-Hungary)^[2]
Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918^[2]
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^[3]
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^[4]
- 691st Oak Leaves on 9 January 1945 as General der Artillerie and commander of LXVI. Armeekorps^[5]

References

Citations

[1]
Thomas 1998, p. 39.
[2]
Reichswehrministerium (Ed.): Rangliste des Deutschen Reichsheeres. E.S. Mittler & Sohn, Berlin: 1930, p. 116.
[3]
Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 286.
[4]
Fellgiebel 2000, p. 243.
[5]
Fellgiebel 2000, p. 79.

Bibliography

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.

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Military offices

Preceded by

Generalleutnant Bogislav von Studnitz

Commander of 87. Infanterie-Division
17 February 1942 – 1 March 1942

Succeeded by

Generalleutnant Bogislav von Studnitz

Preceded by

Generalleutnant Johann Stever

Commander of 336th Infantry Division
1 March 1942 – 1 July 1943

Succeeded by

Generalmajor Wilhelm Kunze

Preceded by

General der Infanterie Wilhelm Wetzel

Commander of LXVI Reservekorps
1 November 1943 – 5 August 1944

Succeeded by

Redesignated LXVI. Armeekorps

Preceded by

Previously LXVI. Reservekorps

Commander of LXVI Armeekorps
5 August 1944 – March 1945

Succeeded by

Generalleutnant Hermann Flörke

Preceded by

General der Infanterie Otto Hitzfeld

Commander of 11. Armee
8 April 1945 – 23 April 1945

Succeeded by

None

Preceded by

General der Infanterie Walther Hahm

Commander of XIII. Armeekorps
April 1945 – May 1945

Succeeded by

None

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