Karl Lüddeke was born in Goslar 1927, his Soldbuch was issued in December 1944. He was enlisted into a Werfer training unit, where he was trained on the 98K Rifle, 15cm Nebelwerfer 41, MG34, Luger P08 and the Machine Pistol. He was promoted on the 19.3.1945 as a RUB – Reserve–Unteroffizierbewerber – an NCO candidate. Although by April 1945, his training school was deployed into the Ausbildungs Division 404 – The Division 404 was set up in April 1945 by renaming Division No. 404 in the Lübben – Görlitz – Bautzen area, including all the training units still remaining in this area. The division was deployed with the training troops against the Red Army and against the Americans. The division headquarters was in Dorfhain. Nice complete set to a late war very young Soldier.