Karl Litzmann

Karl Litzmann
Karl Litzmann
Nickname(s)	Lion of Brzeziny
Born	22 January 1850; Neuglobsow, Stechlin, Brandenburg
Died	28 May 1936 (aged 86); Neuglobsow, Stechlin, Germany
Allegiance	North German Confederation; German Empire (to 1918); Weimar Republic (to 1933); Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Army
Years of service	1867–1918
Rank	General der Infanterie[1]
Commands held	49th Infantry Regiment; 74th Infantry Brigade; 39th Division; 3rd Guards Infantry Division; XXXX Reserve Corps;
Battles/wars	World War I Battle of Łódź
Awards	Pour le Mérite with Oakleaves
Relations	Walter Lehweß-Litzmann (grandson)

Karl Litzmann (22 January 1850 – 28 May 1936) was a German World War I general and later Nazi Party member and state politician.

World War I

He is best known for his victory at the Battle of Łódź (1914); he earned the nickname "the Lion of Brzeziny" there. On 29 November 1914 he was awarded the "Pour le Mérite" for military bravery and Oak Leaves (signifying a second award) on 18 August 1915.[2]

Interwar years

Litzmann became a member of Nazi Party in 1929 having previously become a member of SA; he was elected to the Reichstag in 1932 but declined to serve on grounds that he had responsibilities to the Prussian State Parliament, where he was its most senior member, also known as Father of the House or Alterspräsident.

Legacy

After the 1939 Nazi invasion of Poland, the towns of Łódź and Brzeziny were renamed in honour of Karl Litzmann. On 11 April 1940 Łódź was officially retitled Litzmannstadt, while Brzeziny later became Löwenstadt (lion city). After World War II the towns reverted to their Polish names.

Passau named a street after him.[3]

Karl Litzmann was an Honorary Citizen of Neuruppin. The honorary citizenship was withdrawn in 2007.

He was the father of Karl-Siegmund Litzmann (1893-1945) who was General Commissioner for Estonia in the Reich Commissioner Ostland during the German occupation 1941 - 1944. He was also grandfather to Walter Lehweß-Litzmann (1907-1986).

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References

"Karl Litzmann". The Prussian Machine. Archived from the original on 13 October 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
"Orden Pour le Mérite". Retrieved 23 December 2012.
Anna Rosmus Hitlers Nibelungen, Samples Grafenau 2015, pp. 249f

External links

Media related to Karl Litzmann at Wikimedia Commons
Newspaper clippings about Karl Litzmann in the 20th Century Press Archives of the ZBW

Military offices
Preceded by New Formation	Commander, XXXX Reserve Corps 24 December 1914 – 6 August 1918	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Paul Grünert

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[1] "Karl Litzmann". The Prussian Machine. Archived from the original on 13 October 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2012.

[2] "Orden Pour le Mérite". Retrieved 23 December 2012.

[3] Anna Rosmus Hitlers Nibelungen, Samples Grafenau 2015, pp. 249f