Erich Ludendorff
Erich Ludendorff First Quartermaster-General of the German General Staff In office August 29, 1916 – October 26, 1918 Personal details Born Erich Friedrich Wilhelm Ludendorff ( 1865-04-09 ) 9 April 1865 Kruszewnia, Province of Posen in the Kingdom of Prussia, a part of the German Confederation (now Kruszewnia, Poland) Died 20 December 1937 (1937-12-20) (aged 72) Munich, Bavaria, Germany Political party DVFP NSFB NSDAP Spouse(s) Margarethe Schmidt Mathilde von Kemnitz Awards Pour le Mérite Iron Cross First class Military service Allegiance German Empire Service/branch Imperial German Army Years of service 1883–1918 Rank General der Infanterie Battles/wars World War I German Revolution Erich Friedrich Wilhelm Ludendorff (9 April 1865 – 20 December 1937) was a German general, the victor of the Battle of Liège and the Battle of Tannenberg. From August 1916, his appointment as Quartermaster general (German: Erster Generalquartiermeister ) made him the leader (along with Paul von Hinden...