Erich Friedrich Wilhelm Ludendorff(German pronunciation:[ˈeːrɪçˈfʁiːdʁɪçˈvɪlhɛlmˈluːdn̩ˌdɔʁf]; 9 April 1865 – 20 December 1937) was a German general, politician and military theorist. He achieved fame during World War Ifor his central role in the German victories at Liègeand Tannenbergin 1914.
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Erich Friedrich Wilhelm Ludendorff(German pronunciation:[ˈeːrɪçˈfʁiːdʁɪçˈvɪlhɛlmˈluːdn̩ˌdɔʁf]; 9 April 1865 – 20 December 1937) was a German general, politician and military theorist. He achieved fame during World War Ifor his central role in the German victories at Liègeand Tannenbergin 1914.
Erich Ludendorff, (born April 9, 1865, Kruszewnia, near Poznań, Prussian Poland—died Dec. 20, 1937, Munich, Ger.), Prussian general who was mainly responsible for Germany’s military policy and strategy in the latter years of World War I.
Recognized as a strategic military mastermind, Erich Ludendorff was a prominent general and war hero who played a crucial role in shaping and overhauling Germany’s World War I tactics.
Erich Ludendorff was a German general who gained renown during the First World War, primarily for his efforts on the eastern front. He and future German President Paul von Hindenburg built a military empire in the east that lasted until the Germany’s defeat in 1918.
German Chief of Staff Erich Ludendorff prolonged World War I with his revolutionary tactics—but to what end? On a list of historical figures who have left disaster in their wake, few can top Erich Ludendorff. And yet, he was not an incompetent man.
Erich Ludendorff, (born April 9, 1865, Kruszewnia, near Poznań, Prussian Poland—died Dec. 20, 1937, Munich, Ger.), German general. In 1908 he joined the German army general staff and worked under Helmuth von Moltke in revising the Schlieffen Plan. In World War I he was appointed chief of staff to Paul von Hindenburg, and the two won a ...
Ludendorff, Erich (1865–1937), German general.Ludendorff embodied two of the twentieth century's shaping events: German imperialism and total war. As a young General Staff officer his outspoken advocacy of engaging the army earned him a punitive transfer.
Ludendorff participated in an unsuccessful Nazi coup in Munich in 1923, and in 1925 ran for president against Hindenburg, now a bitter enemy. From 1924 to 1928 he was a Nazi member of the...
Erich Ludendorff. April 9, 1865 Kruszewnia, Prussia December 20, 1937 Munich, Germany. German general. By August 1916 the German army was struggling to survive a war it thought it should be winning. The great assault on the French fortresses at Verdun—which German general Erich von Falkenhayn (1861–1922) thought would "bleed France white ...
Erich Friedrich Wilhelm Ludendorff (sometimes given as von Ludendorff) (April 9, 1865 – December 20, 1937) was a German Army officer, Generalquartiermeister during World War I, victor of Liège, and, with Paul von Hindenburg, one of the victors of the battle of Tannenberg.