Oswald Lutz
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Oswald Lutz (6 November 1876 – 26 February 1944) was a German General who oversaw the motorization of the German Army in the late 1920s and early 1930s and was appointed as the commander of the Wehrmacht's Panzer Troops Command in 1935.
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Born | (1876-11-06)6 November 1876 Öhringen, Oberamt Öhringen, Jagstkreis, Kingdom of Württemberg, German Empire |
Died | 26 February 1944(1944-02-26) (aged 67) Munich, Gau Munich-Upper Bavaria, Nazi Germany |
Allegiance | German Empire
Weimar Republic Nazi Germany |
Service/ | Army |
Years of service | 1894–1938, 1941–42 |
Rank | General der Panzertruppe |
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