Biography: Viktor Lutze (28 December 1890 – 2 May 1943) was a German Nazi Party functionary and the commander of the Sturmabteilung ("SA") who succeeded Ernst Röhm as Stabschef and Reichsleiter. After Lutze died from injuries received in a car accident, he was given an elaborate state funeral in Berlin on 7 May 1943. Description above from the Wikipedia article Viktor Lutze, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.