Please answer the following question: Facts: - caption: walther -lrb- right -rrb- , c. 1920 von luttwitz -lrb- centre -rrb- with gustav noske - battles: world war i - death date: yes 20 september 1942 2 february 1859 - allegiance: german empire - relations: smilo hammerstein-equord -lrb- son in law -rrb- freiherr von luttwitz -lrb- son -rrb- kurt von - awards: pour le merite with oak leaves - birth date: 2 february 1859 - serviceyears: 1878 & ndash ; 1920 - name: walther von luttwitz - image: bundesarchiv bild 183-1989-0718-501 , gustav noske und walter luttwitz.jpg - death place: breslau - birth place: bodland Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of walther von luttwitz .
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walther von luttwitz or walther freiherr von luttwitz -lrb- 2 february 1859 -- 20 september 1942 -rrb- was a german general who fought in world war i. luttwitz is best known for being the driving force between the kapp-luttwitz putsch of 1920 which attempted to replace the democratic government of the weimar republic with a military dictatorship .