General Erich Ludendorff

GPTKB entity

Properties (43)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military leader
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:German_Empire
gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:Eastern_Front
gptkb:German_military_leadership
gptkb:Ludendorff_Offensive
gptkbp:awards Pour le Mérite
Order of the Red Eagle
gptkbp:birthDate April 9, 1865
gptkbp:deathDate December 20, 1937
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label General Erich Ludendorff
gptkbp:influenced German_military_strategy
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Helmuth_von_Moltke_the_Elder
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Ludendorff_Offensive
gptkbp:legacy Portrayed in films and literature
Influenced military thought
Subject of biographies
Controversial_figure_in_German_history
Symbol_of_German_militarism
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:Imperial_German_Army
gptkbp:nationality German
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Battle_of_Verdun
Battle of the Somme
Battle of Tannenberg
Battle of Caporetto
Second Battle of the Marne
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:German_Army_during_World_War_I
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Potsdam,_Germany
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Tutzing,_Germany
gptkbp:politicalAffiliation gptkb:German_National_People's_Party
gptkbp:postWarCareer Public speaking
Political activism
Writing memoirs
Advocating for military reforms
Military consulting
gptkbp:rank General
gptkbp:serviceYears 1883–1918
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Margarete_Ludendorff
gptkbp:viewpoint Opposed Treaty of Versailles
Believed in total war
Criticized civilian leadership
Supported unrestricted submarine warfare
Promoted_militarism_in_Germany