Karl Litzmann was a German

Germany

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 World War I

World War I

World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...

 infantry general and later a Nazi

Nazi Germany

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 official. He is best known for his victory in Battle of Łódź (1914). He earned the nickname "the Lion of Brzeziny" following a military victory there.

Legacy

After the 1939 Nazi invasion of Poland, the towns of Łódź and Brzeziny

Brzeziny

Brzeziny is a town in Poland, in Łódź Voivodeship, about 20 km east of Łódź. It is the capital of Brzeziny County. Population is 12,417 .- History :...

 were renamed in honour of Karl Litzmann. On 11 April 1940 Łódź was officially retitled Litzmannstadt, while Brzeziny

Brzeziny

Brzeziny is a town in Poland, in Łódź Voivodeship, about 20 km east of Łódź. It is the capital of Brzeziny County. Population is 12,417 .- History :...

 later became Löwenstadt (lion city). After World War II the towns reverted to their Polish

Polish language

Polish is a language of the Lechitic subgroup of West Slavic languages, used throughout Poland and by Polish minorities in other countries...

 names.

Karl Litzmann was an Honorary Citizen of Neuruppin

Neuruppin

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. The honorary citizenship was withdrawn in 2007.

He was the father of Karl-Siegmund Litzmann and grandfather to Walter Lehweß-Litzmann.