 Subsequently, he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross () on 18 September 1940.The presentation was made by Göring at the headquarters of the "Wehrmachtbefehlshaber Niederlande" (Supreme Commander of the Wehrmacht in the Netherlands), "General der Flieger" (General of Aviators) Friedrich Christiansen, at Wassenaar near The Hague on 19 September.That day, both Lützow and Wolfgang Schellmann, "Geschwaderkommodore" of "Jagdgeschwader" 2 "Richthofen" (JG 2—2nd Fighter Wing), were so honored.