Vollrath Lübbe

World War II Vollrath Lübbe (4 March 1894 – 4 April 1969) was a German general in the Wehrmacht.

Born in 1894, Lübbe joined the army of Imperial Germany in 1912 and was posted to the 103rd Infantry Regiment.

He served in World War I and then in the postwar Reichsheer which in turn became the Wehrmacht.

He was promoted to generalmajor[Note 1] on 1 October 1942, shortly after he resumed command of 2nd Panzer Division which took part in many defensive actions during the 1942–43 period as well as the Battle of Kursk.

Shortly after taking command, the division was shifted to the town of Metz.