Nickname(s) "Lutz" Service/branch Heer Rank Oberstleutnant | Allegiance Nazi Germany Years of service 1934–45 Name Ludwig Schutte | |
Died 13 April 1993(1993-04-13) (aged 80)
Hamburg | ||
Ludwig "Lutz" Schutte (23 May 1912 – 13 April 1993) was a highly decorated Oberstleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Ludwig Schutte was captured by Soviet troops in March 1945 in the Heiligenbeil Pocket during the East Prussian Offensive and was held until 1955.
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