Early Career and First Victories
Burkhardt Lutz-Wilhelm was born on February 5, 1919, in Bremen. From June 1940, he served in the anti-aircraft artillery. After flight retraining, he was assigned to the Stabsstaffel of II./JG 77 on the Eastern Front. He achieved his first victory on May 9, 1942, by shooting down an I-153. Soon after, he was transferred to 6./JG 77, where his tally of victories rapidly began to grow.
North Africa and Command Roles
On October 15, he was awarded the Ritterkreuz and soon after was sent to North Africa. There, he became Staffelkapitän of 4./JG 77. On January 7, 1942, he was shot down, though he secured his 54th victory in the same engagement. While returning to the airfield, he hit a minefield and was severely wounded. After recovering, in August 1943, he became Gruppenkommandeur of I./JG 77, which was based in Italy.
Later Service and Final Record
On December 1, Lutz-Wilhelm was transferred to 1./Jagdgruppe Süd, and later fought with 6./JG 1. However, on July 2, 1944, he contracted malaria and, after recovering, held staff positions. He ended the war with III./EJG 2, having achieved 69 victories in 245 combat missions.
No information is available regarding his post-war fate.