This memorial page is dedicated to Lothar Lutz, one of more than 725 war victims connected to the municipality of Deurne documented by Stichting Oorlogsslachtoffers. The municipality of Deurne and the surrounding villages of Liessel, Vlierden, Helenaveen, Neerkant and Zeilberg were liberated in the autumn of 1944 during heavy fighting. Victims fell on all sides: Allied soldiers from countries such as the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada and New Zealand, and German soldiers.
But the archive covers more than just the combat victims on Deurne soil. Residents of Deurne who lost their lives elsewhere are also commemorated: civilians who were murdered in concentration camps, forced labourers who died in Germany, people who were executed or succumbed to the effects of persecution and oppression. In addition, residents of Deurne who entered German military service and were killed elsewhere are also included.
Stichting Oorlogsslachtoffers has been documenting the story of all these people since 1995, without distinction of nationality, side or background. The goal is to give every person a name and a face, and to keep their memory alive.
| Name | : Lutz | |
| First names | : Lothar | |
| Nickname | : – | |
| Date of birth | : 3 April 1916 | |
| Place of birth | : Gablonz, Reichenberg District (Czech Republic) | |
| Residence | : – | |
| Rank / Occupation | : Corporal | |
| Identity tag | : 132 – 5th Company, 10th Infantry Regiment | |
| Unit | : – | |
| Date of death | : 29 October 1944 | |
| Place of death | : Liessel | |
| Cause of death | : – | |
| Cemetery | : German Military Cemetery at Ysselsteyn | |
| Memorial site | : – | |
Additional information
Grave location: Section TJ, Row 10, Grave 119
Recipient of the Iron Cross, Second Class (awarded on 16 January 1941 in Kutejnikow, 8th Rifle Regiment 108) and the Tank Combat Badge in Bronze (awarded on 19 May 1942).
On 16 December 1941, Lothar Lutz, then still an Obergefreiter in the 8th Company of the 108th Rifle Regiment, was awarded the Iron Cross, 2nd Class, in Kutejnikow (Russia). A few months later, on 19 May 1942, he was awarded the Tank Combat Badge in Bronze.
Lothar Lutz’s field grave was situated 8 metres north of the country lane running alongside plot L.98 in Liessel and alongside the stream to the north-west of the Janssen farm in Neerkant.
A report on the transfer of the remains, containing identification details and drawn up by the Identification and Recovery Service, may be available for inspection from the author.
Lothar Lutz was an outstanding gymnast and trained, amongst other places, with the Hitler Youth.
Wedding photograph
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