Kurt-Jürgen Freiherr von Lützow

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Kurt-Jürgen Freiherr von Lützow
Born (1892-08-07)7 August 1892
Marienwerder, Province of West Prussia, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire now Kwidzyn, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland
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Hannover, Lower Saxony, West Germany
Allegiance  German Empire (to 1918)
Weimar Republic Weimar Republic (to 1933)
 Nazi Germany
Service/branch Heer
Years of service 1914–45
Rank Generalleutnant
Commands held 12. Infanterie-Division
Battles/wars World War I

World War II
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]

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Preceded by Commander of 12. Infanterie-Division
1 March 1942 – 31 May 1942		 Succeeded by
Oberst Gerhard Müller
Preceded by 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
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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Grossman 2005, p. 274.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Thomas 1998, p. 47.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Scherzer 2007, p. 519.
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