Walther von Lüttwitz

**Freiherr**

Walther von Lüttwitz
Freiherr; Walther von Lüttwitz
	Lüttwitz as Generalleutnant
Born	2 February 1859; Bodland, Landkreis Kreuzburg O.S., Province of Silesia, Kingdom of Prussia, German Confederation
Died	20 September 1942 (aged 83); Breslau, Gau Lower Silesia, Nazi Germany
Allegiance	German Empire Kingdom of Prussia; ; Weimar Republic;
Branch	Imperial German Army Prussian Army; ; Reichswehr;
Service years	1878-1920
Rank	General der Infanterie
Conflicts	World War I Second Battle of Champagne; Spring Offensive; ; German Revolution of 1918–1919 Spartacist Uprising; ; Kapp Putsch;
Awards	Pour le Mérite with Oak Leaves
Relations	Smilo Freiherr von Lüttwitz (son); Heinrich Freiherr von Lüttwitz (nephew); Kurt von Hammerstein-Equord (son in law)

Walther Karl Friedrich Ernst Emil Freiherr von Lüttwitz (2 February 1859 – 20 September 1942) was a German general who fought in World War I. Lüttwitz is best known for being the driving force behind the Kapp–Lüttwitz Putsch of 1920 which attempted to replace the democratic government of the Weimar Republic with a military dictatorship.