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Born Apr 9, 1865 · Kruszewnia, Kingdom of Prussia
Active 2008–1937 · Awards: Pour le Mérite, Military Merit Cross I. Class, Large Military Merit Medal, Grand Cross of the Iron Cross (1914), Military Order of Max Joseph, Military Merit Cross, honorary citizen of Düsseldorf, Blood Order
Erich Friedrich Wilhelm Ludendorff was a German general, politician and military theorist. He achieved fame during World War I for his central role in the German victories at Liège and Tannenberg in 1914.