Heinrich Gaedcke

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Years of service 1924–451956–65 Name Heinrich Gaedcke		Died 1992, Waldesch, Germany Service/branch German Army
Allegiance Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany Rank Generalmajor (Wehrmacht)Generalleutnant (Bundeswehr) Commands held 11. Panzergrenadier-DivisionIII. Corps Battles/wars World War IIBattle of FranceOperation BarbarossaBattle of UmanBattle of Kiev (1941)Battle of MoscowCherkassy PocketJassy–Kishinev Offensive (August 1944)Operation FruhlingserwachenVienna Offensive Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars Battle of France, Operation Barbarossa

Ludwig Heinrich Gaedcke (16 January 1905 – 21 December 1992) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II and later in the Bundeswehr. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. He commanded the new Bundeswehr's 11th Panzergrenadier Division from 1959 to 1960.

Awards and decorations

German Cross in Gold on 7 March 1942 as Major im Generalstab in the 25. Infanterie-Division (motorized)

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 7 April 1944 as Oberst im Generalstab and Chief of the Generalstab of XI. Armeekorps

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