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Studio portrait of Oberst Lüddecke in the uniform of the Kgl. Sächs. 7. Infanterie-Regiment König Georg Nr.106 (note his shoulder boards were still the 1910 type with poppy red underlay), photographed in January 1918. He held the Pickelhaube and typical Saxony infantry officer’s sword with his right hand. Lüddecke retired from the Kgl. Sächs. 11. Infanterie-Regiment Nr.139 in 1913, after his retirement as an Oberstleutnant, he served in the 1st Royal Saxony Army Corps general command as an administrative officer on veteran matters. When the Great War broke out, he was called back to service.
Lüddecke wore his full decorations on the Feldbluse. His medal bar included the Saxon Military Order of St.Henry knight cross, Saxony Order of Merit knight cross 1st class with swords, Iron Cross 2nd class, Saxony Long Service Cross, Prussian House Order of Hohenzollern knight cross with swords, Prussian Order of the Red Eagle 3rd class, Brunswick 1914 War Merit Cross and Austro-Hungarian Military Merit Cross 3rd class. In addition, a Saxony Albert Order officer’s cross and an Iron Cross 1st class are visible under the medal bar.
Lüddecke wore his full decorations on the Feldbluse. His medal bar included the Saxon Military Order of St.Henry knight cross, Saxony Order of Merit knight cross 1st class with swords, Iron Cross 2nd class, Saxony Long Service Cross, Prussian House Order of Hohenzollern knight cross with swords, Prussian Order of the Red Eagle 3rd class, Brunswick 1914 War Merit Cross and Austro-Hungarian Military Merit Cross 3rd class. In addition, a Saxony Albert Order officer’s cross and an Iron Cross 1st class are visible under the medal bar.
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