Helwig Fedor Johannes Luz (June 28, 1892 – April 28, 1980) was a highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II.

He then joined the newly established Reichswehr's Reiter Regiment 17 in Bamberg, Bavaria and served as Escadron Commander, being promoted to Rittmeister (Captain) in September 1924.

He replaced another future general, Karl von Thüngen as regimental adjutant to Colonel Rudolf Koch-Erpach in May 1932 and served in this capacity until the end of year.

[3][4][5][6][2][7] He was subsequently promoted to Major and appointed Personnel officer of 3rd Cavalry Division under future Generalfeldmarchall, Maximilian von Weichs in Weimar, Thuringia.

Upon promotion to Oberstleutnant (lieutenant colonel) in August 1938, Luz was transferred to Berlin and assumed duty as Department Chief in the OKH, the high command of German Army land forces.

Luz and his regiment then took part in the Invasion of France from May to July that year, and he was decorated with clasps to his Iron Cross for his service in that campaign.

Luz and his division was then ordered to the Eastern Front and participated in the Operation Barbarossa, the german invasion to the Soviet Union by the end of June 1941.

[8][1][10] In mid September 1942, his older son Helwig was killed in action in Stalingrad, while served as Leutnant with Panzer Regiment 24 and General Luz was ordered back to Germany.

His new unit with headquarters in Narvik was mostly used for the defense of the Norwegian coast against possible invasion, but as the war progressed, his division was transferred to Denmark in April 1945.