Erich Ludendorff

Ludendorff, Erich (1865–1937), German general who with von Hindenburg did much to defeat the invading Russian armies in World War I. He was responsible for German military strategy 1917–18 and for the request of an armistice in 1918. After the war he took part in Hitler's abortive coup in Munich in 1923.

See also: World War I.