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Viktor Lutze | |
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Born | 28 December 1890 Bevergern , Westphalia, Prussia, Germany |
Died | 2 May 1943 Potsdam, Brandenburg, Prussia, Nazi Germany | (aged 52)
Allegiance | German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany |
Service | German Army Sturmabteilung (SA) |
Years of service | 1912–1919 1923–1943 |
Rank | Stabschef SA |
Commands | SA-Gruppe Nord, Sturmabteilung |
Battles / wars | World War I |
Awards | 1914 Iron Cross, second and first class Cross of Honour 1914–1918 Combatants Brunswick Rally Badge German Order (Posthumous) |
Viktor Lutze (28 December 1890 – 2 May 1943) was a German Nazi Party functionary and the commander of the Sturmabteilung ("SA") who succeeded Ernst Röhm as Stabschef and Reichsleiter. After he died from injuries received in a car accident, Lutze was given an elaborate state funeral in Berlin on 7 May 1943.