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As chief of staff for General [[Paul von Hindenburg]], Ludendorff led German forces to victory over the Russians in the battles of [[Battle of Tannenberg|Tannenberg]] and [[Masurian Lakes]]. He and Hindenburg were named the top German commanders in August 1916. By 1917, Ludendorff was the most powerful man in the German government. H.L Mencken, a war reporter at this time, wrote:

As chief of staff for General [[Paul von Hindenburg]], Ludendorff led German forces to victory over the Russians in the battles of [[Battle of Tannenberg|Tannenberg]] and [[Masurian Lakes]]. He and Hindenburg were named the top German commanders in August 1916. By 1917, Ludendorff was the most powerful man in the German government. H.L Mencken, a war reporter at this time, wrote:

{{cquote|"In brief, one hears of Ludendorff, Ludendorff, whenever German officers utter more than twenty words about the war; his portrait hangs in every mess room; he is the god of every young lieutenant; his favorable notice is worth more to a division or corps commander than the ordre pour le mérite; he is, as it were, the esoteric Ulysses of the war"}}

{{cquote|"In brief, one hears of Ludendorff, Ludendorff, whenever German officers utter more than twenty words about the war; his portrait hangs in every mess room; he is the god of every young lieutenant; his favorable notice is worth more to a division or corps commander than the ordre pour le mérite; he is, as it were, the [[esoteric]] Ulysses of the war"}}

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.

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.