Karl Ferdinand Lütgendorf, born Karl Ferdinand Freiherr von Lütgendorf (15 October 1914 – 9 October 1981) was an Austrian soldier and politician who served as the Defense Minister of Austria from 1971 to 1977. He died in 1981, in an apparent suicide, after the discovery of his part in the ''

Lucona ''MV Lucona'' was a cargo ship that sank in the Indian Ocean after a powerful time bomb hidden on board exploded. The blast on 23 January 1977 resulted in the death of six people. Six others survived. The motive was insurance fraud. The subsequen ...

'' affair. He was a descendant of the air pioneer .

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1914 births 1981 deaths Austrian barons Theresian Military Academy alumni Ministers of defense of Austria {{Austria-politician-stub