He was given -- against his explicit wishes -- a state funeral organized and attended by Hitler , who declined to speak at his eulogy .
Ludendorff died of liver cancer in the private clinic Josephinum in Munich , on 20 December 1937 at the age of 72 .
Ludendorff was given -- against Ludendorff 's explicit wishes -- a state funeral organized and attended by Hitler , who declined to speak at his eulogy .
Ludendorff died of liver cancer in the private clinic Josephinum in Munich , on 20 December 1937 at the age of 72 .