Generalmajor Ludwig Heinrich (Heinz) Gaedcke Born: 16 Jan 1905 in Guben Died: 21 Dec 1992 in Waldesch Promotions:
F�hnrich (01 Sep 1926); Oberf�hnrich (01 Aug 1927); Leutnant (01 Dec 1927); Oberleutnant (01 May 1930); Hauptmann (01 May 1935); Major (01 Oct 1940); Oberstleutnant (01 Apr 1942); Oberst (01 Mar 1943); Generalmajor (09 Nov 1944); Brigadegeneral (Bundeswehr) (16 Jun 1956); Generalmajor (Bundeswehr) (01 Jan 1958); Generalleutnant (Bundeswehr) (01 Apr 1961) Career:
Entered Army Service (01 Aug 1925)
Fahnenjunker in the 8th Infantry-Regiment (01 Aug 1925-01 Oct 1935)
Detached to the War Academy (01 Oct 1935-12 Oct 1937)
Detached to the Army General Staff, Operations-Department (12 Oct 1937-01 Apr 1939)
Transferred into the Army General Staff (01 Apr 1939-04 Jun 1940)
Chief Of Operations (Ia) in the General-Staff of the 25th Infantry-Division (04 Jun 1940-15 Nov 1940)
Chief Of Operations (Ia) in the General-Staff of the 25th Motorised-Infantry-Division (15 Nov 1940-01 Feb 1943)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (01 Feb 1943-01 Mar 1943)
Lecturer and Instructor at the War Academy (01 Mar 1943-05 Oct 1943)
Chief of the General Staff of XXIV. Panzer-Corps (05 Oct 1943-05 Nov 1943)
Detached as Acting Chief of the General Staff of the XI. Army-Corps (After the Breakthrough of the Cherkassy Pocket was in F�hrer-Reserve) (07 Dec 1943-25 Feb 1944)
Detached as Acting Chief of the General Staff of the 4th Army (20 Jul 1944-15 Aug 1944)
Chief of the General Staff of the 6th Army (15 Aug 1944-08 May 1945)
In Captivity (09 May 1945-07 Nov 1947)
Released (07 Nov 1947)
Entered Bundeswehr Service (16 Jun 1956)
Commander of Army-Officer-School I, Hannover (16 Jun 1956-01 Apr 1957)
Commander of the Operations-Academy of the Bundeswehr, Hannover (01 Apr 1957-01 Jan 1961)
Commanding General of III. Corps, Koblenz (01 Jan 1961-31 Mar 1965)
Retired (31 Mar 1965)
Awards & Decorations:
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes (07 Apr 1944)
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (07 Mar 1942)
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