Heinrich Freiherr von Lüttwitz

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Heinrich Diepold Georg Freiherr von Lüttwitz

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Birthplace: Borów, Trzebnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
Death: October 09, 1969 (72)
Neuburg An Der Donau, Upper Bavaria, BY, Germany
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Son of Friedrich Wilhelm Karl Ludwig Hans Worlf August von Lüttwitz and Johanna Mathilde Luise Wanda Klara von Lüttwitz
Husband of Jutta von Lüttwitz and Jutta von Lüttwitz
Brother of Private

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About Heinrich Freiherr von Lüttwitz

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinrich_Freiherr_von_L%C3%BCttwitz

Heinrich Diepold Georg Freiherr von Lüttwitz (6 December 1896 – 9 October 1969) was a Prussian Junker, Olympic equestrian, and German officer who served in both World Wars, retiring as a General der Panzertruppe. Lüttwitz's team competed at the 1936 Summer games in Berlin but they came away without a medal. This failure was viewed as a disgrace by the Nazi regime and, as a consequence, he was left in professional obscurity for the next few years. He eventually went on to command two Panzer Divisions and the XLVII. Panzerkorps (47th Panzer Corps), where he earned infamy for his demand of the surrender of the American 101st Airborne Division.

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Heinrich Freiherr von Lüttwitz's Timeline

1896
December 6, 1896
Borów, Trzebnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
1969
October 9, 1969
Age 72
Neuburg An Der Donau, Upper Bavaria, BY, Germany