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)