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29. Mai 2024 · 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.
26. Mai 2024 · Erich Ludendorff, the mastermind behind the Kaiserschlacht, remains one of the most controversial and enigmatic figures of World War I. Undeniably a gifted strategist and organizer, he pushed for the Spring Offensives as Germany‘s best hope for victory. When they failed, Ludendorff was left a broken man. He died in 1937, still ...
Vor 2 Tagen · Erich Ludendorff in 1918. His calculated shifting of responsibility for the war's loss from the army to the civilian government gave rise to the stab-in-the-back myth.
- Germany
Vor einem Tag · Von Hindenburg's deputy, the more adept Erich Ludendorff, was given effective control of the army and ordered to advance on Romania. On 3 September, the first troops of the Central Powers marched into Romanian territory.
Vor 4 Tagen · Paul von Hindenburg and Erich Ludendorff replaced Chief of the General Staff Erich von Falkenhayn on 19 August 1916, during "the most serious crisis of the war". On 2 September the new leadership ordered a strict defensive at Verdun and the dispatch of forces from there to reinforce the Somme and Romanian fronts.
- 4 August 1914-11 November 1918
- Allied victory
- Belgium and north-eastern France
17. Mai 2024 · The classic 20th-century work on total war was Erich Ludendorff’s Der totale Krieg (1935; The “Total” War), based on the author’s experience in directing Germany’s war effort in World War I. He envisaged total mobilization of manpower and resources for war.
25. Mai 2024 · As Chief of the German General Staff from 1916-1919, Hindenburg oversaw the country‘s war effort alongside his deputy Erich Ludendorff. Though ultimately defeated, Hindenburg emerged from the war as a legendary figure, revered for his strategic acumen, iron will, and embodiment of martial virtues. "Hindenburg was a hero who ...
