Kurt-Jürgen Freiherr von Lützow

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.

Kurt-Jürgen Freiherr von Lützow
Born	7 August 1892 Marienwerder, German Empire
Died	20 July 1961 (aged 68)
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

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

1. Grossman 2005, p. 274.
2. Thomas 1998, p. 47.
3. 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.