Kurt-Jürgen Freiherr von Lützow
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Kurt-Jürgen Freiherr von Lützow | |
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Born | Marienwerder, Province of West Prussia, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire now Kwidzyn, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland |
7 August 1892
Died | 20 July 1961 Hannover, Lower Saxony, West Germany |
(aged 68)
Allegiance | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Service/branch | Heer |
Years of service | 1914–45 |
Rank | Generalleutnant |
Commands held | 12. Infanterie-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[Notes 1] (7 August 1892 – 20 July 1961) was a German general during World War II and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.
Von Lützow was born near Marienwerder.[1]
He was captured by the Soviet army in 1944 in an encirclement near Bobruisk. In Moscow on June 29, 1950, he was sentenced to 25-years in prison for war crimes. In January 1956, he was released from prison and repatriated.[1]
Awards
- Iron Cross (1914)
- Knight's Cross of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern with Swords
- Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
- Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
- Eastern Front Medal
- Demyansk Shield
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
Notes
References
Citations
Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6. Unknown parameter
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- 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 (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2. Unknown parameter
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External links
- Kurt-Jürgen Freiherr von Lützow in the German National Library catalogue
- "Kurt-Jürgen Freiherr von Lützow". Lexikon der Wehrmacht. Retrieved 14 November 2010.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
Military offices | ||
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Preceded by Oberst Karl Hernekamp |
Commander of 12. Infanterie-Division 1 March 1942 – 31 May 1942 |
Succeeded by Oberst Gerhard Müller |
Preceded by Oberst Wilhelm Lorenz |
Commander of 12. Infanterie-Division 20 July 1942 – 25 June 1944 |
Succeeded by Generalleutnant Kurt Jahn |
Preceded by General der Infanterie Friedrich Wiese |
Commander of XXXV. Armeekorps 25 June 1944 – July 1944 |
Succeeded by None |
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