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Following his death from liver cancer in Munich in 1937, Ludendorff was given—against his explicit wishes—a state funeral organized and attended by Hitler. Early life [ edit ]
Erich Ludendorff (born April 9, 1865, Kruszewnia, near Poznań, Prussian Poland—died Dec. 20, 1937, Munich, Ger.) was a Prussian general who was mainly responsible for Germany’s military policy and strategy in the latter years of World War I.
Birthplace: Kruszewnia, Prussia. Star Sign: Aries. Died: December 20, 1937 (aged 72) Cause of Death: Liver cancer. Articles and Photos. End of World War I. November 11, 1918. Military Career. 1914-08-05 Battle of Liège: first battle of WWI, massive German assault on forts around Belgium city of Liège led by Erich Ludendorff.
- Prussian
- April 9, 1865
- Kruszewnia, Prussia
- December 20, 1937
Oct 29, 2009 · Erich Ludendorff was a prominent general and war hero who played a crucial role in shaping and overhauling Germany’s World War I tactics.
After the war, Ludendorff briefly went into exile in Sweden before emerging to claim that he had been deprived of victory by sinister forces operating behind the scenes.
Ludendorff died of cancer in 1937, but his anti-democratic and antisemitic “Stab-in-the-Back” contention remained a powerful weapon in the Nazi propaganda arsenal. See Also World War I: Aftermath Article
Nov 16, 2019 · As November 11 and the anniversary of the Great War fades into memory for another year, the tragedy of Erich Ludendorff offers a timely example. Ludendorff was Germany’s First Quarter-Master General, a war hero, a virtuoso military planner and the virtual dictator of Germany from 1916-18.
