James Clark Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 I wonder if anyone can help me out with a list of Viktor Lutze's awards. He seems to have had quite a few Imperial awards.ThanksJames Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deruelle Posted February 10, 2007 Share Posted February 10, 2007 Hi, That's all I can findLUTZE, Viktor(1890-1943)SA-Stabschef/M.d.R.:Born: 28. Dec. 1890 in Bevergern.Killed: 3. May 1943, in an automobile accident, Germany.NSDAP-Nr.: (Joined, 1922)Promotions:SA-Stabschef: Jul. 1934; SA-OGruf.: 1933;Assignments:SA-Stabschef: Jul. 1934-3. May 1943.Polizeipr?sident, Hannover: 1933-Notes:Decorations & Awards:1914 EK I/II; Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918; Ehrenkreuz f?r Frontk?mpfer; Goldenes Parteiabzeichen; Dienstauszeichnung der NSDAP in Gold;RegardsChristophe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webr55 Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 (edited) Some more: Lippe War Honor Cross for Heroic Deeds Lippe pinback Honor Cross with Swords (a post-WW1 'dynastic' award) Lippe War Merit Cross Schaumburg-Lippe Cross for Loyal Service Austrian WW1 Commemorative Medal Sudeten Medal Olympic Decoration (Medal or Decoration 2nd class) SA-Treffen Braunschweig 1931 badge Some of these can be seen on the photo of his ribbon bar below: Edited November 13, 2017 by webr55 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Clark Posted March 10, 2007 Author Share Posted March 10, 2007 Thanks for this. I have had a bit of a disaster with my computer but have found out some further information e.g. wound badge in silver (for the loss of an eye in WWI). There are pictures of him wearing another imperial or Weimar pin back award that I'm trying to figure out (gold coloured cross worn below his other pin-on awards) but I can't scan pictures at the moment. I hope to get it sorted out soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webr55 Posted March 10, 2007 Share Posted March 10, 2007 Thanks for this. I have had a bit of a disaster with my computer but have found out some further information e.g. wound badge in silver (for the loss of an eye in WWI). There are pictures of him wearing another imperial or Weimar pin back award that I'm trying to figure out (gold coloured cross worn below his other pin-on awards) but I can't scan pictures at the moment. I hope to get it sorted out soon.That's the Lippe War Honor Cross for Heroic Deeds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webr55 Posted March 10, 2007 Share Posted March 10, 2007 (edited) This one: Edited November 13, 2017 by webr55 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Clark Posted March 10, 2007 Author Share Posted March 10, 2007 Yes - thanks, that's the one. I think this picture is from around 1933 if it's the same one I'm thinking of. There is also a colour version where the ribbons are a lot easier to make out. It's interesting to compare these awards with those on the later ribbon bar in the first picture you posted. Very helpful indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stan Posted March 11, 2007 Share Posted March 11, 2007 Adrian Forman sold a number of Lutz's awards in 1994. They included Reichskultursenat badge in it's case; Rider's badge in Bronze; GPB; Red Cross Neck Cross with oakleaves and WWI Wound Badge in Silver. Apparently they were removed from the houshold of Frau Lutz by a British Army Unit in 1945.Stan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest WAR LORD Posted March 11, 2007 Share Posted March 11, 2007 (edited) Stan is quite correct. I have the Red Cross Neck Cross with oakleaves.It is shown in A colection of awards thread.Page 22 Edited March 11, 2007 by WAR LORD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Clark Posted March 11, 2007 Author Share Posted March 11, 2007 I'd heard about this. In fact a few odds and ends (collar tabs etc) were sold quite. There was a lot of stuff altogether as his family set up a small museum after Lutze's death, which was looted at the end of the war. Interesting to confirm that it was a Red Cross award rather than the later Volkspflege.Thanks again,James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy H Posted July 25, 2007 Share Posted July 25, 2007 Hi JamesI noted with interest an old Regimentals catalogue from March 1994 listing a cased Reichskultursenates badge which it is claimed was presented to Lutze as part of the first issue of 125 badges in 1936. The entry goes on to suggest that this badge was numbered 15.This was of particular interest to me as I own the smaller RKS lapel badge which is also numbered 15 .Could this also have been presented to Lutze?Hope that this adds a little more to your search. Has anyone seen a photo of Lutze wearing either of these awards?Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisbon 67 Posted November 17, 2007 Share Posted November 17, 2007 I own an early (1927) party book to an SA member with Lutze's signature, at this satge I am not in a position to post photos,yet the book is almost mint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andwwils Posted November 17, 2007 Share Posted November 17, 2007 I've heard that Lutze's remains were exhumed at one point and what was left of his uniform, decorations and dagger made their way onto the collector's market. Anyone else hear about this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael D Miller Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 (edited) Just resurrecting this thread from long ago, as I'm reworking Lutze's biographical sketch for the eventual new and improved Leaders of the Storm Troops, Volume 1. Here's the most up-to-date list I have of his awards. Any corrections or additions would be appreciated. 08.05.1943 Goldenes Kreuz des Deutschen Ordens (posthumous award) 00.00.191_ 1914 Eisernes Kreuz I. Klasse 00.00.191_ 1914 Eisernes Kreuz II. Klasse 31.03.1941 Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern 00.00.1940 (?) Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern 19.01.1919 Fürstlich Lippisches Kriegsehrenkreuz 30.05.1919 Fürstlich Lippisches Offiziersehrenkreuz mit Schwertern 00.00.1918 Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Silber ca. 1939 Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 1. Oktober 1938 ca. 1938 Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 13. März 1938 ca. 1934 Ehrenkreuz des Weltkrieges 1914-1918 mit Schwertern 00.00.1933 Goldenes Ehrenzeichen der NSDAP 17.05.1939 Goldenes Hitler-Jugend Ehrenzeichen mit Eichenlaub (presented by Reichsjugendführer Baldur von Schirach) 30.01.1942 Dienstauszeichnung der NSDAP in Gold 30.01.1940 Dienstauszeichnung der NSDAP in Silber 30.01.1940 (?) Dienstauszeichnung der NSDAP in Bronze 00.09.1933 Abzeichen “Reichsparteitag Nürnberg 1933” 00.00.1929 Nurnberger Parteitagsabzeichen 1929 00.00.1931 Abzeichen des SA-Treffens Braunschweig 1931 00.00.1933 Schlageter Gedächtnisabzeichen (Nr. 7) 00.00.193_ Ehrenzeichen des Deutschen Roten Kreuzes I. Klasse 20.10.1940 Kreuz von Danzig I. Klasse 24.08.1936 Deutsches Olympia-Ehrenzeichen I. Klasse 13.12.1939 Deutsche Schutzwall-Ehrenzeichen ca. 1936 Ehrenplakette für die Mitglieder des Reichskultursenats 00.00.193_ Deutsche Reiterabzeichen in Bronze 31.03.1941 Dankschreiben des “Führers” (Letter of Appreciation from the Führer, Adolf Hitler) 28.12.1937 SA-Ehrendolch für Führer der SA-Standarte “Feldherrnhalle” 28.12.1940 Ehrendolch des Deutschen Heeres (Honor Dagger of the German Army; presented on the occasion of his 50th birthday by Generalfeldmarschall Walther von Brauchitsch) 00.00.1934 Ehrendolch der SA (mit Wirkung vom 03.02.1934) 28.12.1938 Luftwaffen-Zivilabzeichen 00.02.1934 Ehrenwinkel für alte Kämpfer ca. 1932 Tyr-Rune 13.05.1939 Ehrenbürgerrecht der Stadt Schwelm (title revoked by decision of the city council, 25.08.1983) 26.06.1937 Ehrenbürgerrecht der Stadt Göttingen (title revoked by decision of the Hauptausschuss der Stadt Göttingen, 25.08.1952) 08.10.1934 Ehrenbürgerbrief der Stadt Bevergern 00.00.1937 Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus, Grand Cross (Gran Croce dell’Ordine dei Santi Maurizio e Lazzaro) 01.11.1937 Honor Dagger of the Milizia Volontaria per la Sicurezza Nazionale (M.V.S.N., Volunteer Militia for National Security) 00.00.193_ Österreichische Kriegserinnerungsmedaille 16.07.1918 Commander’s Cross of the Royal Bulgarian Military Service Order with War Decoration 30.09.1940 Grand Cross of the Royal Bulgarian Order of Civil Merit Edited September 7, 2020 by Michael D Miller Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Macleod Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 I believe he also received a presentation version of a Walther pistol for a shooting competition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael D Miller Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 You are correct! Thank you. https://www.icollector.com/Outstanding-Factory-Cased-Gold-Plated-and-Relief-Engraved-SA-Presentation-Walther-Model-PP-Pistol-At_i12221487 ~ Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael D Miller Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 I'm now able to add the following to his awards list: 00.00.1937 Gold-plated Walther PP 7.65 mm pistol with ivory grips bearing his initials- “VL” and serial number 972851. Engraved “Ehrengabe der Waffenfabrik Walther - Zella-Mehlis/Th.” and “S.A. - Pistolenschiessen 1937”. The weapon was manufactured by Carl Walther Waffenfabrik Zella-Mehlis/Thüringen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Macleod Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 1936 Reichsparteitag Abzeichen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeW Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 For some reason all of Michael's list of awards are in the same color as the background and are not visible unless I highlight them with the cursor. Is the trouble in my setting or what? The pistol give to Lutze was a thank-you gift from the Walther brothers for bringing the SA Shooting matches to Zella-Mehlis. Lutze did not participate in the matches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edward L. Hsiao Posted June 11, 2021 Share Posted June 11, 2021 What kind of character did Victor had? Did the SA men idolize him? Edward L. Hsiao Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael D Miller Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 Very belated apologies for the font color issue. Hopefully it works better this time. Here is my most up-to-date listing of Lutze's awards. Best wishes, ~ Mike 07.05.1943 Deutscher Orden des Groβdeutschen Reiches, I. Klasse, 1. Stufe mit Lorbeerkranz und Schwertern (4th recipient; posthumous award) 00.00.191_ 1914 Eisernes Kreuz I. Klasse 00.00.191_ 1914 Eisernes Kreuz II. Klasse 31.03.1941 Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern 00.00.1940 (?) Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern 19.01.1919 Fürstlich Lippisches Kriegsehrenkreuz für heldenmütige Tat 30.05.1919 Fürstlich Lippisches Offiziersehrenkreuz mit Schwertern 00.00.1918 Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Silber 00.00.1939 Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 1. Oktober 1938 00.00.1939 Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 13. März 1938 ca. 1934 Ehrenkreuz des Weltkrieges 1914-1918 mit Schwertern 00.00.1933 Goldenes Ehrenzeichen der NSDAP 17.05.1939 Goldenes Hitler-Jugend Ehrenzeichen mit Eichenlaub Presented by Reichsjugendführer Baldur von Schirach. 30.01.1942 Dienstauszeichnung der NSDAP in Gold 30.01.1940 Dienstauszeichnung der NSDAP in Silber 30.01.1940 Dienstauszeichnung der NSDAP in Bronze 00.09.1933 Abzeichen “Reichsparteitag Nürnberg 1933” 00.00.1929 Nurnberger Parteitagsabzeichen 1929 00.00.1931 Abzeichen des SA-Treffens Braunschweig 1931 26.05.1933 Schlageter Gedächtnis-Abzeichen (Nr. 7) 00.00.193_ Groβkreuz des Ehrenzeichens des Deutschen Roten Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub (Halsorden) 10.06.1939 Ehrenzeichen des Roten Kreuzes der Freien Stadt Danzig. Presented by Danzig Senatspräsident Arthur Greiser during the “SA-Gruppenwettkämpfen in Danzig”. (“Senatspräsident Greiser überreicht Stabschef Lutze das Ehrenzeichen vom Roten Kreuz der Freien Stadt Danzig”, in Danziger Neueste Nachrichten, 12.06.1939) 20.10.1940 Kreuz von Danzig I. Klasse 24.08.1936 Deutsches Olympia-Ehrenzeichen I. Klasse 13.12.1939 Deutsche Schutzwall-Ehrenzeichen 26.06.1938 Silbernes Treudienst-Ehrenzeichen 00.00. 1936 Ehrenplakette für die Mitglieder des Reichskultursenats 00.00.193_ Deutsche Reiterabzeichen in Bronze 31.03.1941 Dankschreiben des “Führers” Letter of Appreciation from Adolf Hitler to honor his service as Oberpräsident of Hannover. 28.12.1937 SA-Ehrendolch für Führer der SA-Standarte “Feldherrnhalle” with the following inscription on the blade: Ihrem Stabschef im alten SA-Geist zum 28.12.1937 Das Führerkorps der Standarte Feldherrnhalle 28.12.1940 Ehrendolch des Deutschen Heeres (Honor Dagger of the German Army. Presented on the occasion of his 50th birthday by Generalfeldmarschall Walther von Brauchitsch. (“Stabschef Lutze 50 Jahre alt”, Hamburger Fremdenblatt, 27.12.1940; “Der Stabschef der SA”, in Frankfurter Zeitung, 28.12.1940; “Stabschef der SA Lutze 50 Jahre”, in Illustrierte Kronen-Zeitung [Wien], 28.12.1940; “Ein Lebenswerk für des Volkes Wehrkraft – Zum 50. Geburtstag des Stabschefs der SA”, in Ostdeutscher Beobachter [Posen], 28.12.1940) 03.02.1934 Ehrendolch der SA 00.00.1937 Gold-plated Walther PP 7.65 mm pistol with ivory grips bearing his initials- “VL” and serial number 972851. Engraved “Ehrengabe der Waffenfabrik Walther - Zella-Mehlis/Th.” and “S.A. - Pistolenschiessen 1937”. The weapon was manufactured by Carl Walther Waffenfabrik Zella-Mehlis/Thüringen. 28.12.1938 Luftwaffen-Zivilabzeichen (“Hermann Göring ehrt seinen Kampfgefährten Lutze”, in Das Kleine Volksblatt [Wien], 10.01.1939; “Göring ehrt Lutze”, in Pommersche Zeitung, 11.01.1939) 00.02.1934 Ehrenwinkel für alte Kämpfer 18.12.1931 Tyr-Rune 13.05.1939 Ehrenbürgerrecht der Stadt Schwelm (Revoked by the Rat der Stadt Schwelm, 25.08.1983) 13.05.1939 Ehrenbürgerrecht der Stadt Schwelm (title revoked by decision of the city council, 25.08.1983) 26.06.1937 Ehrenbürgerrecht der Stadt Göttingen (Title revoked by decision of the Hauptausschuss der Stadt Göttingen, 25.08.1952) 23.06.1936 Ehreburgerbrief der Stadt Gelsenkirchen (Presented 28.06.1936 by Oberbürgermeister Karl Böhmer) 07.10.1934 Ehrenbürgerbrief der Stadt Bevergern (“Chef des Stabes Viktor Lutze in seiner Heimat - Ueberreichung des Ehrenbürgerbriefes “, Münsterischer Anzeiger, 08.10.1934; “Die westfälische Heimat umjubelt den Chef des Stabes, Viktor Lutze”, in Völkischer Beobachter, 09.10.1934) 00.00.193_ Ehrenbürgerrecht der Stadt Hattingen (Ruhr) 00.00.193_ Ehrenbürgerrecht der Stadt Rinteln 00.00.1937 Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus, Grand Cross (Gran Croce dell’Ordine dei Santi Maurizio e Lazzaro) 01.11.1937 Honor Dagger of the Milizia Volontaria per la Sicurezza Nazionale (M.V.S.N., Volunteer Militia for National Security) 01.07.1938 Photograph of Il Duce (Benito Mussolini) inscribed to “Al Camerato Viktor Lutze in Kameradschaft”) (“Abschied Lutzes von Mussolini”, in Völkischer Beobachter [Münchner Ausgabe], 04.07.1938) 00.00.193_ Österreichische Kriegserinnerungsmedaille 16.07.1918 Commander’s Cross of the Royal Bulgarian Military Service Order with War Decoration 30.09.1940 Grand Cross of the Royal Bulgarian Order of Civil Merit 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael D Miller Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 (edited) A bit more on him. His massively expanded biographical sketch will appear in the upcoming second edition, from Fonthill Media, of Leaders of the Storm Troops, Volume 1. Viktor Heinrich Lutze Stabschef der SA (30.06.1934-02.05.1943) * 28.12.1890 in Bevergern/Kreis Tecklenburg/Westfalen. † 02.05.1943 (at 2230 hours) during an operation at the Städtischen Krankenhaus, Potsdam, as a result of injuries sustained in an auto accident near Michendorf. This occurred at 1430 hours on 01.05.1943 as Lutze, his wife, his 17-year-old daughter Inge, oldest son Viktor Jr., and chauffeur were returning on the Reichsautobahn from Bevergern to Berlin. Viktor Jr. was reportedly driving and fell asleep at the wheel, the car then careening over an embankment, at in excess of 60 mph. Jill Halcomb, referencing a 03.05.1943 press report issued by Dr. Sommer, describes the accident as follows: Suddenly, from the grass median several pedestrians stepped into the path of Lutze's speeding car. The driver slammed on the brakes, and apparently hit some of the pedestrians. The sudden braking caused the car to change direction and roll with great velocity down the highway for more than fifty meters. Lutze was thrown against the windshield of the car. At first Lutze was not thought to be seriously injured, but late in the day he grew increasingly worse; a blood clot had formed in his lungs. He was rushed into surgery, but Lutze died soon after. His daughter, who had been riding in the rear seat of the car, died earlier, from her severe injuries. (Halcomb, The SA: A Historical Perspective, pp. 81-82) In a notice to the press, SA-Brigadeführer Thomas Girgensohn (Amtschef in the Adjutantur des Stabschefs der SA) wrote: On 1 May 1943, at about 14.30 hours., the Stabschef's car on the Reichsautobahn, in the curve forming the junction of the railroad from Hannover with that from Leipzig, hit the median, raised and cemented at this point, which separates the two carriageways. The vehicle was thrown out of the lane and crashed down the high embankment. The Stabschef, who as usual was in the front on the right side of the driver, was pressed against the windshield in such an unfortunate way that, in addition to serious injuries to the right shoulder, he suffered bruises, several broken ribs and a concussion. The injuries, the serious nature of which became apparent immediately during the first examination after his admission to the hospital [in Potsdam], did not immediately threaten the life of the Stabschef. In the course of Sunday, the Stabschef's condition worsened due to increasing obstruction of breathing and circulation... (SA-Personalakte Viktor Lutze) In his diary entry of 05.05.1943, Goebbels wrote: ... In fact, the car accident was due to improper speed and senseless driving by Lutze's son. Of course, one cannot say that in public; one would completely destroy the son with that... Despite intensive treatment by the renowned surgeon Prof. Dr. Ferdinand Sauerbruch, Dr. Otto Nordmann (the Lutz Family’s personal physician), and Dr. Werner Forßmann, clinic director of the städtischen Krankenhaus in Potsdam (a recipient, in 1956, of the Nobel Prize in Medicine for his work with cardiac catheterization), Lutze died at 2030 hours due to a collapsed lung. (“Stabschef Lutze schwer verletzt”, in Bremer Nachrichten, 03.05.1943; “Schwerter Kraftwagenunfall des Stabschefs Lutze”, in Völkischer Beobachter [Berlin], 03.05.1943) NSDAP-Nr.: 84 (Joined 21.02.1922 with a different number; Party banned, 09.11.1923-16.02.1925; Unofficially reenrolled 25.02.1925; Officially reentered the Party, 22.03.1926, and later granted the very low membership number of 84 “in Anerkennung seiner Verdienste” [in recognition of his meritorious service]) Promotions: 11.04.1907 Postgehilfe (Anwärter für die gehobene Postbeamtenlaufbahn) 28.12.1912 Postassistant 01.10.1912 Einjährig-Freiwilliger 00.00.191_ Unteroffizier [12.04.1916] Vizefeldwebel 00.00.191_ Leutnant d. R. 00.08.1919 Charakter als Oberleutnant d. R. 00.00.1919 Postsekretär 00.00.1923 SA-Mann 00.00.1925-00.00.1925 Stellvertretender Gauleiter der NSDAP 00.07.1925-26.09.1925 Gauleiter der NSDAP 27.09.1925 Gau-SA-Führer 00.06.1926-00.00.1927(?) Stellvertretender Gauleiter der NSDAP 01.03.1928 SA-Oberführer 02.04.1931 SA-Gruppenführer (Der Oberste SA-Führer, Führerbefehl Nr. 4, 14.10.1931) Reinstated at that rank, 01.07.1932, when the government ban on the SA was lifted) 01.01.1933 SA-Obergruppenführer (Der Oberste SA-Führer, Führerbefehl Nr. 10 [Neujahrs-Befehl], 15.12.1932) Formally granted this rank by Adolf Hitler, 04.01.1933) 15.02.1933-25.03.1933 Polizeipräsident 25.03.1933-29.05.1933 Stellvertretender Obrerpräsident 29.05.1933-28.03.1941 Oberpräsident 30.06.1934-02.05.1943 Stabschef der SA 20.07.1934-02.05.1943 Reichsleiter der NSDAP 30.01.1938 DRK-Generalhauptführer Edited July 26, 2022 by Michael D Miller 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael D Miller Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 "Obrerpräsident" should read "Oberpräsident", of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn J Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 Michael, I can add the Stabschef's promotion to Leutnant d.R. The then Vizefeldwebel d.R. Viktor Lutze was commissioned into Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment 15 per "All Highest Cabinet Order" of 19 January 1917. I am a little surprised that he received a brevet promotion to Oberleutnant after a couple of years of commissioned service. I cannot yet confirm that promotion. Regards Glenn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deruelle Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 Hi Mike, Do you know if he received the Fürstlich Lippisches Kriegsverdienskreuz ? He should received it before the cross for heroic deed. Christophe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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