He joined the army on November 2, 1902 as Fahnenjunker and participated in World War I where he was wounded twice, in September 1914 and in October 1915.
On July 31, 1944, Lüters left the army and retired. Captured by the Soviets at the end of the war, he died in detention in Russia on Christmas Eve 1945.
Sources
Dermot Bradley: Die Generale des Heeres 1921–1945 Band 7 Knabe-Luz, Biblio Verlag, Bissendorf 2004, ISBN3-7648-2902-8, S. 651–652.
rudolf, lüters, 1883, december, 1945, german, general, served, wehrmacht, during, second, world, born, 1883, 1883darmstadt, german, empiredied24, december, 1945, 1945, aged, krasnogorsk, soviet, unionallegiance, nazi, germanyservice, brancharmyrankgeneral, inf. Rudolf Luters May 10 1883 December 24 1945 was a German general who served in the Wehrmacht during the Second World War Rudolf LutersBorn 1883 05 10 10 May 1883Darmstadt German EmpireDied24 December 1945 1945 12 24 aged 62 Krasnogorsk Soviet UnionAllegiance Nazi GermanyService wbr branchArmyRankGeneral der InfanterieCommands held223rd infantry division XV Mountain CorpsBattles warsWorld War IWorld War II Operation Barbarossa Fall WeissAwardsPour le MeriteGerman CrossBiography EditHe joined the army on November 2 1902 as Fahnenjunker and participated in World War I where he was wounded twice in September 1914 and in October 1915 During World War II he was appointed commander of the 223rd infantry division on May 6 1941 participating with this unit in the invasion of the Soviet Union until October 19 On November 1 1942 he was appointed commander of German troops in Croatia He was promoted to General der Infanterie on February 1 1943 He received the German Cross in Gold on April 30 1943 and became the first commander of the newly created XV Mountain Corps on August 25 He participated in numerous anti partisan operations in Croatia notably in the Case White operation led by Alexander Lohr On July 31 1944 Luters left the army and retired Captured by the Soviets at the end of the war he died in detention in Russia on Christmas Eve 1945 Sources EditDermot Bradley Die Generale des Heeres 1921 1945 Band 7 Knabe Luz Biblio Verlag Bissendorf 2004 ISBN 3 7648 2902 8 S 651 652 Military officesPreceded byGeneralleutnant Paul Willi Korner Commander of 223rd infantry division6 May 1941 19 October 1942 Succeeded byGeneralleutnant Christian UsingerPreceded byNone Commander of XV Mountain Corps25 August 1943 10 October 1943 Succeeded byGeneral der Infanterie Ernst von LeyserPortals Biography Military of Germany World War II Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rudolf Luters amp oldid 1138711514, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
