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2 days ago · Paul Ludwig Hans Anton von Beneckendorff und von Hindenburg [a] (2 October 1847 – 2 August 1934) was a German military leader and statesman who led the Imperial German Army during the First World War [1] and later became president of Germany from 1925 until his death in 1934.
Oct 22, 2024 · German defensive preparations, early 1917. Third OHL. On 29 August 1916, Hindenburg and Ludendorff had been appointed to the Oberste Heeresleitung (OHL, supreme army command) of the German army, after the sacking of Falkenhayn, who had commanded the armies of Germany since September 1914.
2 days ago · Following the successful Allied attack and penetration of the German defences at Cambrai, Ludendorff and Hindenburg determined that the only opportunity for German victory lay in a decisive attack along the Western front during the spring, before American manpower became overwhelming.
- 2 August 1914-11 November 1918
- Allied victory
Oct 13, 2024 · The victory at Tannenberg was instrumental in boosting the reputations of Field Marshal Paul von Hindenburg and his staff officer Erich Ludendorff, both of whom became prominent military leaders in Germany.
3 days ago · Prittwitz, having moved his headquarters northward to Mühlhausen (Młynary), was surprised on August 22 by a telegram announcing that General Paul von Hindenburg, with Ludendorff as his chief of staff, was coming to supersede him in command.
3 days ago · Meanwhile, General Paul von Hindenburg was reactivated at age 67 and sent with Major General Erich Ludendorff to halt the Russian advance into East Prussia. There the Germans unexpectedly defeated two large Russian armies at the Battle of Tannenberg (August 1914).
2 days ago · World War I - Last Offensives, Allies Victory: The Second Battle of the Somme was a partially successful German offensive against British and French forces. The Second Battle of the Marne was the last major offensive launched by the Germans but the counteroffensive was decisive in shifting the balance of power on the Western Front to the Allies.
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