Erich Ludendorff

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German general human military officer politician

Erich Ludendorff was a German general who served as a key military leader and strategist for the German Empire during World War I, particularly known for his role in the 1918 Spring Offensive and later involvement in right-wing politics.

Aliases (1)

Ludendorff ×1

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	German general → human → military officer → politician →
awardReceived	Iron Cross 1st Class → Iron Cross 2nd Class → Pour le Mérite → Pour le Mérite with Oak Leaves →
burialPlace	Tutzing →
causeOfDeath	liver cancer →
conflict	Battle of Liège → Battle of Tannenberg → German Spring Offensive → Second Battle of the Masurian Lakes → World War I →
countryOfCitizenship	German Empire → Germany →
dateOfBirth	1865-04-09 →
dateOfDeath	1937-12-20 →
employer	German General Staff →
ethnicGroup	German →
familyName	Ludendorff →
givenName	Erich →
hasPartInBiography	authored memoirs on World War I and German defeat → resignation from military leadership in 1918 →
memberOf	German Fatherland Party → National Socialist movement (early supporter) →
militaryBranch	Imperial German Army → Prussian Army →
movement	Völkisch movement →
nativeLanguage	German →
notableFor	co-leadership with Paul von Hindenburg → involvement in right-wing politics in the Weimar Republic → planning and directing the 1918 Spring Offensive → role in German military strategy during World War I →
notableWork	Ludendorff Offensive →
participantIn	Beer Hall Putsch →
placeOfBirth	Kingdom of Prussia → Kruszewnia → Province of Posen →
placeOfDeath	Bavaria → Germany → Tutzing →
politicalAlignment	far-right →
positionHeld	First Quartermaster-general → de facto leader of the German war effort →
religion	initially Lutheran →
sexOrGender	male →
spouse	Margarethe Ludendorff → Mathilde Ludendorff →
workLocation	Berlin → Oberste Heeresleitung →

Referenced by (13)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Eastern Front (World War I) → German Supreme Command → Imperial German Army → World War I →	notableCommander
Battle of Passchendaele → Battle of Tannenberg → Second Battle of the Marne →	commander
Grand Cross of the Iron Cross → Pour le Mérite →	notableRecipient
Erich Ludendorff ("Ludendorff") →	familyName
Beer Hall Putsch →	hasParticipant
Generalfeldmarschall →	notableHolder
German General Staff →	notableMember