Otto-Joachim Lüdecke

Otto-Joachim Lüdecke
Born	27 May 1895
Died	14 February 1971(1971-02-14) (aged 75)
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Army (Wehrmacht)
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands held	56th Infantry Division 264th Infantry Division
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Otto-Joachim Lüdecke (27 May 1895 – 14 February 1971) was a German general during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.

Awards and decorations

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 8 August 1943 as Generalmajor and commander of 56. Infanterie-Division^[1]

Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.

Military offices
Preceded by Generalleutnant Karl von Oven	Commander of 56. Infanterie-Division 28 January 1943 – 1 September 1943	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Vincenz Müller
Preceded by Generalleutnant Albin Nake	Commander of 264. Infanterie-Division 19 April 1944 – 15 May 1944	Succeeded by General der Infanterie Martin Gareis

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 56th Infantry Division
Staff	Edmund Blaurock (Oak Leaves) Karl Kriebel Otto-Joachim Lüdecke Karl von Oven
Units	Rudolf Bacherer (Oak Leaves) Gottfried von Erdmannsdorff Ludwig Wolff (Oak Leaves)

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