Kurt-Jürgen Freiherr von Lützow
Kurt-Jürgen Freiherr von Lützow | |
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Born | Army | 7 August 1892
Years of service | 1914–45 |
Rank | Generalleutnant |
Commands held | 12th Infantry Division |
Battles/wars | World War I
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Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Kurt-Jürgen Freiherr von Lützow (7 August 1892 – 20 July 1961) was a German general during
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, awarded by Nazi Germany
for successful military leadership.
Lützow was born near
war crimes. In January 1956, he was released from prison and repatriated.[1]
Awards
- Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (29 September 1914) & 1st Class (16 March 1916)[2]
- Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (14 September 1939) & 1st Class (13 October 1939)[2]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
References
Citations
Bibliography
- ISBN 0-375-42407-5.
- Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
- Thomas, Franz (1998). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 2: L–Z] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2300-9.