Erich Ludendorff

Erich Friedrich Wilhelm Ludendorff (sometimes given as von Ludendorff) (April 9, 1865 – December 20, 1937) was a German Army officer, Generalquartiermeister during World War I, victor of Liège, and, with Paul von Hindenburg, one of the victors of the battle of Tannenberg.  

After the war, he briefly supported Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party.  He was not found guilty for his role in the Nazis' unsuccessful Beer Hall Putsch.  He became disillusioned with politics and retired from public life that year.

 Other websites 

 Erich Ludendorff Firstworldwar.com Who's Who
  Ludendorff by H. L. Mencken published in the June 1917 edition of the Atlantic Monthly
 Biography of Erich Ludendorff  From Spartacus Educational
 My War Memories by Erich Ludendorff at archive.org
 The Triumph Of The Immortal Will by Mathilde Ludendorff at archive.org

Category:1865 births
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Category:German generals
Category:German military personnel of World War I