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| PERSONALIA |
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Lüttwitz, Freiherr von, Heinrich |
| Date of birth: | December 6th, 1896 (Krumpach-Trebnitz/Silesia, Germany)
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| Date of death: |
October 9th, 1969 (Neuburg an der Donau/Bavaria, Germany)
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German |
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RITTERKREUZ DES EISERNEN KREUZES
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Rank:
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Oberst (Colonel)
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Unit:
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Kommandeur Schützen-Regiment 59 / 20.Panzer-Division / XX.Armee-Korps / 3.Panzer-Armee / Heeresgruppe Mitte
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Awarded on:
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May 27th, 1942
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1101st Award.
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RITTERKREUZ MIT EICHENLAUB
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Generalleutnant
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Unit:
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Kommandeur 2.Panzer-Division / 7.Armee / Heeresgruppe B
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Awarded on:
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September 3rd, 1944
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571st Award.
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RITTERKREUZ MIT EICHENLAUB UND SCHWERTERN
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Rank:
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General der Panzertruppen
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Unit:
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Kommandierender General XXXXVII.Panzer-Korps / Fallschirm-Armee / Heeresgruppe H / Oberbefehlshaber West
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Awarded on:
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May 9th, 1945
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Details:
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157th Award.
Awarded according the so called "Dönitz-Gesetz". Al requested documentation was dealt with and confirmed by the OKH/PA/P5.
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| Picture source: |
- Deutsches Wehrkundearchiv
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| Information source(s): |
- Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
- Kwasny A., Kwasny G., Die Eichenlaubträger 1940-1945 (CD), Deutsches Wehrkundearchiv, Lage-Waddenhausen, 2001
- Fellgiebel W.P., Elite of the Third Reich, The recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939-1945: A Reference, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003, ISBN 1-874622-46-9
- Patzwall K., Scherzer V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Geschichte und Inhaber Band II, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001, ISBN 3-931533-45-X
- Kursietis, Andris J., The Wehrmacht at War 1939-1945, Aspekt, The Netherlands, 1999
- Helden der Wehrmacht II, Sammelband (Miscellany), FZ-Verlag GmbH, München, Deutschland, 2003
- Berger, F., Mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern – Die höchstdekorierten Soldaten des Zweiten Weltkrieges, Selbstverlag Florian Berger, Wien, Österreich, 2002/03
- Axis Biographical Research
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