Johannes Lutz

Johannes "Johann" Lutz
Born	11 March 1920 Laisacker
Died	26 August 2005 (aged 85) Augsburg
Allegiance	Nazi Germany (to 1945)  West Germany
Service/branch	Heer Bundeswehr
Years of service	1938–45, –1976
Rank	Leutnant (Wehrmacht) Oberstleutnant (Bundeswehr)
Unit	116th Panzer Division
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Johannes Lutz (11 March 1920 – 26 August 2005) was an officer in the Wehrmacht during World War II and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (2 July 1941)^[1]
  • 1st Class (28 August 1942)^[1]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 9 December 1944 as Leutnant and platoon leader in the Divisions-Begleit-Kompanie of the 116. Panzer-Division^[2]

References

Citations

1. Federl 2000, p. 190.
2. Scherzer 2007, p. 520.

Bibliography

• Federl, Christian (2000). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Panzerdivisionen 1939–1945 Die Panzertruppe [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the German Panzer Divisions 1939–1945 The Panzer Force] (in German). Zweibrücken, Germany: VDM Heinz Nickel. ISBN 978-3-925480-43-0.
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.