Viktor Lutze

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Viktor Lutze
Born	28 December 1890 Bevergern [de], Westphalia, Prussia, Germany
Died	2 May 1943(1943-05-02) (aged 52) Potsdam, Brandenburg, Prussia, Nazi Germany
Allegiance	German Empire  Weimar Republic  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	German Army Sturmabteilung (SA)
Years of service	1912–1919 1923–1943
Rank	Stabschef SA
Commands held	SA-Gruppe Nord, Sturmabteilung
Battles/wars	World War I
Awards	1914 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 he died from injuries received in a car accident, Lutze was given an elaborate state funeral in Berlin on 7 May 1943.