 Lützow graduated with his "Abitur" (university-preparatory high school diploma) on 31 March 1931 from the Schulpforta, a boarding school for academically gifted students.Unlike his brothers, who both pursued a naval career, Lützow joined the "Reichswehr" (Army of the Weimar Republic) following his graduation from school.This decision had been influenced by his mother's youngest brother, Eberhard Kinzel, at the time an officer in the "Reichswehr" and later "General der Infanterie" (General of the Infantry) in the "Heer" (German Army).