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Portrait of General of Panzer Troops Heinrich Diepold Georg Freiherr von Lüttwitz

von Lüttwitz, Heinrich Diepold Georg Freiherr

General of Panzer Troops

* 6th of December 1896

† 9th of October 1969

Promotions

1939-02-01 Lieutenant-Colonel
1941-10-01 Colonel
1942-12-01 Major-General
1943-06-01 Lieutenant-General
1944-11-01 General of Panzer Troops

Service

1937-10-12 1939-08-26 Commanding Officer 4th Cavalry Regiment
1939-08-26 1940-10-16 Commanding Officer 1st Reconnaissance Detachment
1940-10-16 1941-01-03 Commanding Officer 11th Rifle Regiment
1941-01-03 1941-02-01 Unemployed
1941-02-01 1941-06-22 Attached to 1st PAnzer Division
1941-06-22 1941-06-30 Attached to Army Group
1941-06-30 1942-06-08 Commanding Officer 59th Rifle Regiment
1942-06-08 1942-10-10 Commanding Officer 20th Rifle Brigade
1942-10-10 1942-12-01 Acting General Officer Commanding 20th Panzer Division
1942-12-01 1943-05-12 General Officer Commanding 20th Panzer Division
1943-05-12 1943-09-25 Attached to Special Staff of the Chief of the Army General Staff
1943-09-25 1944-02-01 Unemployed
1944-02-01 1944-08-31 General Officer Commanding 2nd Panzer Division
1944-09-01 1944-09-05 Unemployed
1944-09-05 1944-11-01 Acting General Officer Commanding XXXXVII Panzer Corps
1944-11-01 1945-05-08 General Officer Commanding XXXXVII Panzer Corps
Picture source: BArch PERS 6/300163