Career
He is best known for his victory at the Battle of Łódź (1914). He earned the nickname "the Lion of Brzeziny" there. On 29 November 1914 he was awarded the "Pour le Mérite" for military bravery and Oak Leaves (signifying a second award) on 18 August 1915.
After the 1939 Nazi invasion of Poland, the towns of Łódź and Brzeziny were renamed in honour of Karl Litzmann.
On 11 April 1940 Łódź was officially retitled Litzmannstadt, while Brzeziny later became Löwenstadt (lion city). After I the towns reverted to their Polish names.
Passau named a street after him. Karl Litzmann was an Honorary Citizen of Neuruppin.
The honorary citizenship was withdrawn in 2007.