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Walter Lucht (26 February 1882 – 18 March 1949) was a German general who held commands at division, corps and army levels during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Walter Lucht was captured by American forces in May 1945 and was held until 1948. ==Awards and decorations== * Iron Cross (1914) * * 2nd Class (14 October 1914)〔Thomas 1998, p. 39.〕 * * 1st Class (19 October 1915)〔 * Hanseatic Cross of Hamburg * Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 in 1934 * Medal for the Campaign of 1936−1939 (Spain) * Spanish Cross in Gold with Swords * Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) * * 2nd Class (17 May 1940)〔 * * 1st Class (23 June 1940)〔 * Eastern Front Medal * German Cross in Gold on 12 March 1942 as ''Generalmajor'' and commander of 87. Infanterie-Division〔Patzwall & 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-Division〔Fellgiebel 2000, p. 243.〕 * * 691st Oak Leaves on 9 January 1945 as ''General der Artillerie'' and commander of LXVI. Armeekorps〔Fellgiebel 2000, p. 79.〕 * Wehrmacht Long Service Award, 4th with 1st class * Military Merit Cross, 3rd class with War Decoration (Austria-Hungary) * Cruz de Guerra (Spain) * Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of Hungary with Swords * Commander's Cross of the Order of the Crown of Italy 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Walther Lucht」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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