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.
| Erich Friedrich Wilhelm Ludendorff | |
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| Allegiance | German Empire |
| Service/branch | Army |
| Years of service | 1883-1918 |
| Rank | Generalquartiermeister |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
| Awards | Pour le Mérite |
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.
Erich Ludendorff Media
- Leutnant Erich Ludendorff 1882 in Wesel im Alter von 17 Jahren.jpg
Ludendorff at the age of 17 in 1882
- Hindenburg-ludendorff.jpg
Hindenburg (seated) and Ludendorff. Painting by Hugo Vogel
- Bundesarchiv Bild 183-1992-0707-500, Erich Ludendorff.jpg
Ludendorff in his study at the General Headquarters, 1918
Hindenburg, Kaiser Wilhelm II, and Ludendorff, January 1917
- Hindenburg and Ludendorff.jpg
Hindenburg and Ludendorff in 1918
- Bundesarchiv Bild 102-00344A, München, nach Hitler-Ludendorff Prozess.jpg
Ludendorff (center) with Hitler and other early Nazi leaders and prominent radical German nationalists, April 1924
- Grabmal Ludendorff 1937.jpg
Grabmal von General Erich Ludendorff in Tutzing
- Erich Ludendorff - Meine Kriegserinnerungen - Ernst Mittler und Sohn - Berlin 1919 - Bild 001.jpg
Erich Ludendorff – Meine Kriegserinnerungen – Ernst Mittler und Sohn – Berlin 1919
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 Archived 2006-04-30 at the Wayback Machine From Spartacus Educational
- My War Memories by Erich Ludendorff at archive.org
- The Triumph Of The Immortal Will by Mathilde Ludendorff at archive.org