 He also claimed 20 victories over the Western Front, including two victories—one of which was a four-engined bomber—flying the Messerschmitt Me 262 jet fighter.Born in Kiel, Lützow volunteered for military service in the "Reichsheer" of the Weimar Republic in 1931.In parallel, he was accepted for flight training with the "Deutsche Verkehrsfliegerschule", a covert military-training organization, and at the Lipetsk fighter-pilot school.