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.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Erich Ludendorff canonical	37
Ludendorff	3
Erich von Ludendorff	1
Paul von Hindenburg–Erich Ludendorff command team	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 (1918) ⓘ surface form: 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	Erich Ludendorff self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Ludendorff
givenName	Erich ⓘ
hasPartInBiography	authored memoirs on World War I and German defeat ⓘ resignation from military leadership in 1918 ⓘ
memberOf	German Fatherland Party ⓘ Nazi Party ⓘ surface form: 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	German Spring Offensive (1918) ⓘ surface form: Ludendorff Offensive
participantIn	Beer Hall Putsch ⓘ
placeOfBirth	Prussia ⓘ surface form: 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 ⓘ Margarethe Ludendorff ⓘ surface form: Mathilde Ludendorff
workLocation	Berlin ⓘ German Supreme Command ⓘ surface form: Oberste Heeresleitung

Referenced by (42)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

World War I → notableCommander → Erich Ludendorff ⓘ

Beer Hall Putsch → hasParticipant → Erich Ludendorff ⓘ

Generalfeldmarschall → notableHolder → Erich Ludendorff ⓘ

Pour le Mérite → notableRecipient → Erich Ludendorff ⓘ

German General Staff → notableMember → Erich Ludendorff ⓘ

Battle of Tannenberg → commander → Erich Ludendorff ⓘ

Eastern Front → notableCommander → Erich Ludendorff ⓘ

subject surface form: Eastern Front (World War I)

Imperial German Army → notableCommander → Erich Ludendorff ⓘ

Battle of Passchendaele → commander → Erich Ludendorff ⓘ

Erich Ludendorff → familyName → Erich Ludendorff self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ludendorff

Grand Cross of the Iron Cross → notableRecipient → Erich Ludendorff ⓘ

Second Battle of the Marne → commander → Erich Ludendorff ⓘ

German Supreme Command → notableCommander → Erich Ludendorff ⓘ

Abdication of Wilhelm II → significantPerson → Erich Ludendorff ⓘ

German Spring Offensive (1918) → commander → Erich Ludendorff ⓘ

Carl von Clausewitz → influenced → Erich Ludendorff ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ludendorff

Russian invasion of East Prussia → commander → Erich Ludendorff ⓘ

German Eighth Army under Paul von Hindenburg → notableCommander → Erich Ludendorff ⓘ

German Eighth Army → chiefOfStaff → Erich Ludendorff ⓘ

German Eighth Army → associatedWith → Erich Ludendorff ⓘ

this entity surface form: Paul von Hindenburg–Erich Ludendorff command team

Amiens 1918 → opposingCommander → Erich Ludendorff ⓘ

subject surface form: Battle of Amiens (1918)

First Battle of the Masurian Lakes → commander → Erich Ludendorff ⓘ

Second Battle of the Masurian Lakes → commander → Erich Ludendorff ⓘ

Erich → hasNotableBearer → Erich Ludendorff ⓘ

Battle of Amiens (1918) → commander → Erich Ludendorff ⓘ

Alexander Samsonov → contemporaryOf → Erich Ludendorff ⓘ

Kruszewnia → birthplaceOf → Erich Ludendorff ⓘ

Battle of Liège → commanderForGermany → Erich Ludendorff ⓘ

this entity surface form: Erich von Ludendorff

First Quartermaster-general → notableOfficeHolder → Erich Ludendorff ⓘ

Margarethe Ludendorff → familyName → Erich Ludendorff ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ludendorff

Margarethe Ludendorff → spouse → Erich Ludendorff ⓘ

Pour le Mérite with Oak Leaves → notableRecipient → Erich Ludendorff ⓘ

Battle of Polygon Wood → commander → Erich Ludendorff ⓘ

Occupied Enemy Territory East → commander → Erich Ludendorff ⓘ

House Order of Hohenzollern → notableRecipient → Erich Ludendorff ⓘ

Third Battle of the Aisne → commander → Erich Ludendorff ⓘ

Battle of Hamel → commander → Erich Ludendorff ⓘ

Glade of the Armistice → significantFigure → Erich Ludendorff ⓘ

Kaiserschlacht → commander → Erich Ludendorff ⓘ

Operation Georgette → commander → Erich Ludendorff ⓘ

Operation Blücher–Yorck → commander → Erich Ludendorff ⓘ

Battle of Saint-Quentin (1918) → commander → Erich Ludendorff ⓘ