Simius , Luddendorf was in his late years a German pagan , he throw away every Christian credence and adopted the Paganism of the old Germans. he was influenced strongly by Mathilde von Kemnitz his second wife , Mathilde Luddendorf was a leading figure of the Volkisch movement. About luddendorf 70 birthday the famous surgeon Ferdinand Sauerbruch wrote that he was congratulating the General with a bunch of friends and suddenly arrived Hitler, after a brief salutation the Fuhrer said , Herr General I decided to nominate you Field Marshall here is the diplom, Luddendorf answered : Herr Hitler , one not nominate a Feldmarschall during Peace and less when he is in his home taking cofee and fruit cake with wife and friends !