- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Konteradmiral (Commodore)
- Unit:
- Befehlshaber der Sicherung der Nordsee
- Awarded on:
- January 17th, 1945
The following excerpt from a Wehrmachtbericht supplement, dated 21.11.1944, describes the action which would lead to the Knight’s Cross for Konteradmiral Lucht…
“Security forces of the Kriegsmarine, under the leadership of Konteradmiral Lucht, have especially distinguished themselves by securing the transfer of important new ships from the western area [French Atlantic coast] back to home waters. Since the 21.08.1944 they have destroyed 23 enemy aircraft and sunk 22 MTBs.”