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Erich Ludendorff (Ludendorff)

( German military and political figure, General Corps (1916). Born in the landlords' family)

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Erich Ludendorff (Ludendorff) (9.4.1865, Krushevnya, near Poznan - 20/12/1937, Tutzing, Bavaria), the German military and political figure, General Corps (1916). Born in the landlords' family. He graduated from the Cadet Corps (1881). From 1894 he served in the General Staff. In 1908-12 Operations Chief of Staff. In the period 1 st World War, 1914-18, first Chief Quartermaster-2-Army, . from 23 August until November 1914 - Chief of Staff, 8 Army, . Chief of Staff of the Eastern Front (November 1914) and 1-st Quartermaster-General of the Supreme Command Staff (August 1916),
. As a close aide to General P. Hindenburg, Ludendorff in August 1914 actually led actions on the Eastern Front and, since August 1916 - the actions of the armed forces of Germany, imposing a regime of military dictatorship. In March - July 1918 unsuccessfully tried to break the resistance of the repeated attacks of the Anglo-French troops on the Western Front. October 26, 1918 he retired, after the armistice in November 1918 he emigrated to Sweden. Spring of 1919 he returned to Germany and became the leader of the most extreme of counter-revolutionary circles, was an active participant Kapp Putsch of 1920. Closely associated with the National Socialists, in November 1923 co-chaired with A. Hitler putsch in Munich ended in failure. In 1924 was elected to the Reichstag from the National Socialist Party. He was a supporter of the doctrine of unlimited war. Author of memoirs and a number of military-theoretical work.

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Ludendorff, Erich (Ludendorff), (1865-1937), German military and political figure, General Corps (1916). Born April 9, 1865 in Krushevni, near Poznan, landed family. He graduated from the Cadet Corps (1881). From 1894 he served in the General Staff. In 1908-12 Operations Chief of Staff. During the 1-st World War was the first Chief Quartermaster-2-Army, . and from 23 August until November 1914 - Chief of Staff, 8 Army, . Chief of Staff of the Eastern Front (November 1914) and 1-m Quartermaster General of the Supreme Command Staff (August 1916),
. As a close aide of General Paul von Hindenburg, Ludendorff in August 1914 actually ran the actions on the Eastern Front, and since August 1916 - the actions of all the armed forces of Germany. In March-July 1918, he unsuccessfully tried to break the resistance of the repeated attacks of the Anglo-French troops on the Western Front. October 26, 1918 retired. Following the Armistice in November 1918 Ludendorff emigrated to Sweden. Spring of 1919 he returned to Germany and became the leader of the most extreme of counter-revolutionary circles, was an active participant Kapp putsch in 1920. Closely associated with the National Socialists, Ludendorff in November 1923 co-chaired with Hitler 'Beer Hall Putsch "in Munich in 1923, during which walked through the cordons of police, not dared to shoot a war hero. During the Munich trial of the coup participants Ludendorff was acquitted. In 1924 he was elected to the Reichstag from the NSDAP. A candidate in the presidential election in 1925, Ludendorff defeat. He was the founder of Tannenberg Union, the aims of which was to fight "internal enemies of the state": Jews, Masons and the Marxists. After disagreements arose with President Hindenburg, on the one hand, and with his former confederate Hitler, on the other hand, Ludendorff withdrew from political activity. He died Dec. 20, 1937 in Tattsinge, Bavaria.


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