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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. After the war he became a leader of reactionary political movements, for a while joining the Nazi ...
Erich Friedrich Wilhelm Ludendorff (German pronunciation: [ˈeːʁɪç ˈfʁiːdʁɪç ˈvɪlhɛlm ˈluːdn̩dɔʁf] ⓘ; 9 April 1865 – 20 December 1937) was a German military officer and politician who contributed significantly to the Nazis ' rise to power. He achieved fame during World War I for his central role in the German victories at ...
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. His innovative approaches to modern warfare left a ...
Erich Ludendorff was born on 9 April 1865 near Posen in Prussia (now Poznan, Poland). He went into the army at 18 and, in 1894, he was appointed to the German general staff.
Ludendorff, Erich. By Roger Chickering. Ludendorff, Friedrich Wilhelm. Prussian (German) general. Born 09 April 1865 in Kruszewnia (Provinz Posen), Kingdom of Prussia. 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 ...
Erich Ludendorff Erich Ludendorff, c. 1930. 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 ...
Erich Ludendorff was born on April 9, 1865, in Kruszewnia in the chiefly Polish-populated Prussian province of Posen. He was the son of an impoverished former cavalry officer. Educated in military schools, Ludendorff entered the German army in 1882, where his fine performance earned him an assignment to the general staff in 1894.
