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Walther von Lüttwitz

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German general (1859-1942)

PoliticiansLived 1859 to 1942 · aged 83
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Walther Karl Friedrich Ernst Emil Freiherr von Lüttwitz 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.

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Walther von Lüttwitz (centre) with Gustav Noske (right), c. 1920Walther von Lüttwitz (centre) with Gustav Noske (right), c. 1920

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Lived 1859 to 1942 · aged 83
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