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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 ...
Oct 29, 2009 · Early Life and Career. Ludendorff was born April 9, 1865, in Kruszewnia, near Posen, Prussia (now Poznan, Poland). The son of a former aristocrat and Prussian Army officer, he attended a cadet ...
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 Reichstag.
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 ...
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. Ludendorff was deeply antisemitic, an early supporter of Hitler, and a high ...
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 ruthless symbol of the army’s political ...
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Moltke calculated that Ludendorff would provide the dynamic in the new command, which was to be nominally headed by Paul von Hindenburg (1847-1934), a retired general who, at the age of sixty-six, was known for his stolid composure and was expected to follow Ludendorff’s advice. In the event, by the time he joined this army two days later, Ludendorff had endorsed the plans of its staff for a ...
