Viktor Lutze

Viktor Lutze
Lutze (1938)
Born28 December 1890
Died2 May 1943(1943-05-02) (aged 52)
AllegianceGerman Empire
Weimar republic
Nazi Germany
BranchImperial German Army
Sturmabteilung (SA)
Service years1912–1919
1923–1943
RankStabschef SA
CommandsSA-Gruppe Nord, Sturmabteilung
ConflictsWorld War I
Awards1914 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 Lutze died from injuries received in a car accident, he was given an elaborate state funeral in Berlin on 7 May 1943.