Rudolf Lüters

Rudolf Lüters (May 10, 1883 – December 24, 1945) was a German general who served in the Wehrmacht, during World War II.

Biography He joined the Imperial German 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 the puppet Independent State of 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 Yugoslavia, notably in Operation Weiss and Operation Schwarz led by Alexander Löhr.

On July 31, 1944, Lüters left the German Army and retired. Captured by the Soviets at the end of the war, he died in detention in USSR on Christmas Eve 1945.