Walther von Lüttwitz Military person

Walther von Lüttwitz or Walther Freiherr von Lüttwitz (2 February 1859 – 20 September 1942) was a German general who fought in World War I. Lüttwitz is best known for being the driving force between the Kapp-Lüttwitz Putsch of 1920 which attempted to replace the democratic government of the Weimar Republic with a military dictatorship.

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Walther von Lüttwitz
Birth dateFebruary 02, 1859
Birth place
Bogacica Opole Voivodeship
Date of deathSeptember 20, 1942
Place of death
Wrocław

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