How to Pronounce Heinrich Freiherr von Lüttwitz
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Dec 06, 1896 Prusice, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland Died on 09 Oct 1969 (aged 72)
German general of the Panzer troops
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About Heinrich Freiherr Von Lüttwitz
- Diepold Georg Heinrich 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.
