Smilo Freiherr von Lüttwitz

Infobox Military Person
name=Smilo Freiherr von Lüttwitz
born=birth date|1895|12|23|df=y
died= death date and age|1975|5|19|1895|12|23|df=y
placeofbirth=Straßburg
placeofdeath=Koblenz
placeofburial=


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nickname=
allegiance=flagicon|German Empire German Empire (to 1918) flagicon|Germany Weimar Republic (to 1933) flagicon|Nazi Germany Nazi Germany (to 1945) flagicon|West Germany West Germany
serviceyears=1914-1945, 1957-1960
rank= General der Panzertruppe (Wehrmacht) Generalleutnant (Bundeswehr)
branch=Heer
commands=
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battles=World War I World War II
awards=Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords Great Cross of Merit with star
laterwork=Bundeswehr

Smilo Walther Hinko Oskar Constantin Wilhelm Freiherr von Lüttwitz [German title|Freiherr] (23 December 1895 – 19 May 1975) was a German general of the Panzer troops, serving during World War II and son of Walther von Lüttwitz. His cousins Heinrich von Lüttwitz and Hyazinth Graf Strachwitz von Gross-Zauche und Camminetz were also decorated with the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords, the later also received the "Diamonds" [Berger 2006, p.196] . After World War II he joined the Bundeswehr on 1 June 1957 and retired on 31 December 1960.

Awards

*Infantry Assault Badge
*Wound Badge in Gold
*German Cross in Gold (27 October 1941)
*Iron Cross 2nd and 1st class
*Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
**Knight's Cross (14 January 1942)
**426. Oak Leaves (16 March 1944)
**76. Swords (4 July 1944)
*Great Cross of Merit with star
*Legion of Merit

References

*Berger, Florian. "Mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern. Die höchstdekorierten Soldaten des Zweiten Weltkrieges". Wien, Austria: Selbstverlag Florian Berger, 2006. ISBN 3-9501307-0-5.
*Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer. "Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945". Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas, 2000. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
*Patzwall, Klaus D. and Scherzer, Veit. "Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 - 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II". Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, 2001. ISBN 3-931533-45-X.