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COMMANDER // 1882–1949

Walter Lucht

General of the ArtilleryGermanyGermany1 battle1 war

Lifespan

1882 – 1949

189019001910192019301940World War II · 1939–1945 (1941–1945 U.S. combat role)Battle of the Bulge — Dec 1944–Jan 1945 · Germany · World War II

Active service 1944 — 1 battle across 1 war; first command at age 62.

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Walther Lucht 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.

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Battles (1)

Last verified June 2026
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