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'''Erich Ludendorff''' (1865 - 1937) was the [[German]] general who, along with [[Paul von Hindenburg]], was the leading force in defeating the [[Russians]] in [[World War I]] particularly at the [[Battle of Tannenberg]] and [[Masurian Lakes]].

'''Erich Friedrich Wilhelm Ludendorff''' (9 April 1865 – 20 December 1937) was the [[German]] general who, along with [[Paul von Hindenburg]], was the leading force in defeating the [[Russians]] in [[World War I]] particularly at the [[Battle of Tannenberg]] and [[Masurian Lakes]].

Ludendorff was responsible for much of the German military policy and for requesting an [[armistice]] with the allied forces to put an end to World War I.  After the war he led a nationalist movement and took part with [[Hitler]] in his abortive coup attempt in [[Munich]] in 1923 (the so-called [[Beer Hall Putsch]]). However, Ludendorff severed his relationship with Hitler soon thereafter.

As head of the German General Staff's 2nd division from 1908 to 1913 Ludendorff was responsible for war planning. The so-called Schlieffen Plan to invade France through Belgium was developed at this time. He and Hindenburg were named the top German commanders in August 1916. By 1917, Ludendorff was the most powerful man in the German government. He was responsible for much of the German military policy and for requesting an [[armistice]] with the allied forces to put an end to World War I.  After the war he led a nationalist movement and took part with [[Hitler]] in his abortive coup attempt in [[Munich]] in 1923 (the so-called [[Beer Hall Putsch]]). However, Ludendorff severed his relationship with Hitler soon thereafter.

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