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      • By mid-July, Germany’s last major offensive of the war was over. The failure marked a turning point in the war in favor of the Allies and delivered a mighty blow to Ludendorff’s reputation. Following the collapse of the German Empire, he resigned his post on October 26, 1918, before the signing of the Treaty of Versailles armistice.
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  2. Oct 29, 2009 · With the outbreak of WWI in 1914, Ludendoff was appointed quartermaster in chief of Germanys Second Army and later became chief of staff to General Paul von Hindenburg, who commanded the...

  3. He achieved fame during World War I for his central role in the German victories at Liège and Tannenberg in 1914. After his appointment as First Quartermaster General of the Army General Staff in 1916, he became the chief policymaker in a de facto military dictatorship until Germany's defeat.

  4. On March 21, 1918, Ludendorff opened a general offensive on the Western Front with the object of smashing the Anglo-French armies and forcing a decision in Europe before the Americans arrived in force.

  5. When war broke out in 1914, Ludendorff was made quartermaster general to Von Bulow's Second Army but when the Russians threatened to overrun the German Eighth Army in East Prussia,...

  6. Erich Ludendorff was the effective commander of the German armed forces during the war. He also became a quasi-dictatorial figure, the ruthless symbol of the army’s political power.

  7. Died 20 December 1937 in Munich, Germany. Erich Ludendorff was the effective commander of the German armed forces during the war. He also became a quasi-dictatorial figure, the ruthless symbol of the army’s political power.

  8. Mar 31, 2015 · Ludendorff died on December 20th 1937 aged 72. Such was his stature within Germany that Hitler attended his funeral. Erich Ludendorff was of Germany’s senior army commanders in World War One. Ludendorff found fame after German victories at Tannenburg and the Masurian Lak.

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