Kurt-Jürgen Freiherr von Lützow

Kurt-Jürgen Freiherr von Lützow
Born	(1892-08-07)7 August 1892 Marienwerder, German Empire
Died	20 July 1961(1961-07-20) (aged 68) Hannover, Germany
Allegiance	German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Army
Years of service	1914–45
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands held	12th Infantry Division
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Bobruysk Offensive (surrendered)
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 World War II and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, awarded by Nazi Germany for successful military leadership.

Lützow was born near Marienwerder.^[1] He surrendered to the Red Army in the course of the Soviet 1944 Operation Bagration in an encirclement near Bobruisk. In Moscow on 29 June 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) 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
- Knight's Cross on 15 August 1940 as Oberst and commander of the Infanterie-Regiment 89^[3]
- 37th Oak Leaves on 21 October 1941 as Oberst and commander of the Infanterie-Regiment 89^[3]

References

Citations

^ ^a ^b Grossman 2005, p. 274.
^ ^a ^b Thomas 1998, p. 47.
^ ^a ^b Scherzer 2007, p. 519.

Bibliography

Grossman, Vasily (2005). Antony Beevor and Luba Vinogradova (ed.). A Writer at War: Vasily Grossman with the Red Army 1941-1945. New York: Pantheon. 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.

Military offices
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