Hannibal von Lüttichau

Hannibal Siegfried Wolff Curt von Lüttichau
Hannibal Siegfried Wolff Curt von Lüttichau
Born	2 February 1915; Dresden
Died	25 January 2002 (aged 86); Bonn
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Army
Years of service	1934–45
Rank	Major
Commands held	509th Heavy Panzer Battalion
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Hannibal Siegfried Wolff Curt von Lüttichau (2 February 1915 – 25 January 2002) was officer in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

Awards and decorations

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 16 January 1945 as Hauptmann and commander of II./Panzer-Regiment 2[1]
Knight of Justice of the Order of Saint John (Bailiwick of Brandenburg)

Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

Military offices
Preceded by None	Commander of schwere-Panzer-Abteilung 509 May 1943 – October 1943	Succeeded by Major Gierka

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Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 16th Panzer Division
Staff	Bern von Baer¹ (Oak Leaves) Hans-Valentin Hube² (Oak Leaves, Swords & Diamonds)
Units	Hannibal von Lüttichau Rudolf Sieckenius Hyacinth Graf Strachwitz⁴ (Oak Leaves, Swords & Diamonds)
¹ Oak Leaves with theFallschirm-Panzer Division 1 Hermann Göring. ² Swords with the XIV. Panzerkorps, Diamonds with the 1st Panzer Army. ⁴ Swords with the Panzer-Grenadier-Division Großdeutschland, Diamonds with Army Group North.