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Portrait of General of Artillery Walther Lucht

Lucht, Walther

General of Artillery

* 26th of February 1882

† 18th of March 1949

Promotions

1930-04-01 Lieutenant-Colonel
1932-03-31 Honorary Colonel
1937-10-01 Lieutenant-Colonel (Supernumerary)
1938-06-01 Colonel (Supernumerary)
1940-10-01 Major-General
1942-11-01 Lieutenant-General
1943-10-01 General of Artillery

Service

1930-11-01 1932-03-31 Commanding Officer 1st Battalion, 5th Artillery Regiment
1932-03-31 Retired
1937-10-01 Recalled
1937-10-11 1939-07-01 Artillery Commander, Legion Condor [Spain]
1939-07-01 1939-08-26 Training Director Heilbronn
1939-08-26 1940-02-06 Commanding Officer 215th Artillery Regiment
1940-02-06 1941-11-20 Artillery Commander 44
1941-09-25 1941-09-29 Acting General Officer Commanding 292nd Infantry Division
1941-11-20 1942-02-01 Acting General Officer Commanding 87th Infantry Division
1942-02-01 1942-02-17 Higher Artillery Commander 310
1942-02-17 1942-03-01 Unemployed
1942-03-01 1943-06-30 General Officer Commanding 336th Infantry Division
1943-07-22 1943-10-25 General Officer Commanding Kerch Straits Area [Eastern Front]
1943-10-25 1943-12-20 Unemployed
1943-12-20 1944-08-05 General Officer Commanding LXVI Reserve Corps
1944-08-05 1945-02-18 General Officer Commanding LXVI Corps
1945-04-03 1945-04-21 General Officer Commanding 11th Army
1945-04-24 1945-05-08 General Officer Commanding XXIII Corps
1945-05-08 1948-XX-XX Prisoner of War
1948-XX-XX Released
Picture source: BArch PERS 6/300157