Erich von Ludendorff

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military leader
gptkbp:advocatesFor Militarism_in_Germany
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:Kaiser_Wilhelm_II
gptkb:German_High_Command
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Iron_Cross
Pour le Mérite
Order of the Red Eagle
gptkbp:birthDate 1865-04-09
gptkbp:children 3
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:German_Army_Group_Centre
gptkb:8th_Army
gptkbp:contributedTo German_military_history.
German_war_effort_in_WWI
gptkbp:criticism gptkb:Weimar_Republic
gptkbp:deathDate 1937-12-20
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Key_figure_in_WWI_Germany
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Erich von Ludendorff
gptkbp:influenced Post-war military thought
German_military_strategy
German_military_doctrine
Nazi_military_strategy
Military_tactics_in_Europe
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Helmuth_von_Moltke_the_Elder
gptkbp:involvedIn Military planning in WWI
German_military_reforms
German_politics_post-WWI
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Ludendorff's_March_Offensive
gptkb:Ludendorff_Offensive
Total War strategy
Leadership_during_WWI
gptkbp:legacy Controversial military leader
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:Imperial_German_Army
gptkbp:nationality German
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Second_Battle_of_the_Masurian_Lakes
Battle of Tannenberg
gptkbp:participatedIn gptkb:Battle_of_Verdun
Battle of the Somme
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Potsdam,_Germany
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Tutzing,_Germany
gptkbp:politicalAffiliation gptkb:German_National_People's_Party
gptkbp:position Chief of the General Staff
gptkbp:publishedBy My War Memories 1914-1918
gptkbp:rank General
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:Franco-Prussian_War
gptkb:Russo-Japanese_War
gptkbp:serviceYears 1883-1918
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Margarete_von_Ludendorff
gptkbp:strategicGoals gptkb:Eastern_Front
gptkb:Western_Front
gptkbp:viewpoint Hero by some, villain by others
gptkbp:wrote gptkb:The_German_Revolution_1918-1919