#Total war old friend series

Once he and Hindenburg had established a military dictatorship in all but name, Ludendorff became the architect of Germany's entire military strategy and war effort until the end of the conflict. By 29 August 1916, he successfully lobbied for Hindenburg's appointment as Supreme Commander of the German Army as well as his own promotion to Quartermaster General of the army high command.

#Total war old friend series

Upon being transferred to the Eastern Front under the command of General Paul von Hindenburg, Ludendorff proved instrumental in inflicting a series of crushing defeats against the Russians, including at Tannenberg and the Masurian Lakes. On 16 August 1914, he led the successful German assault on LiГЁge, a feat for which he earned the Pour le MГ©rite. By 1904, he had rapidly risen in rank to become a member of the Army's Great General Staff, where he oversaw the development of the Schlieffen Plan.Дespite being temporarily removed from the Great General Staff for meddling in German politics, Ludendorff restored his standing in the army through his success as a commander in World War I.

Later in 1893, Ludendorff was admitted to the prestigious German War Academy and was recommended by its commandant to the General Staff Corps only a year later. After completing his education as a cadet, he received his commission as a junior officer in 1885. After Germany's defeat, he contributed significantly to the Nazis' rise to power.Д®rich Ludendorff came from a family of the minor nobility in Ludendorff, located in the Prussian province of Posen. Following his appointment as First Quartermaster-general ( German: Erster Generalquartiermeister) of the Imperial Army's Great General Staff in 1916, he became the chief policymaker in a de facto military dictatorship that dominated Germany for the rest of the war. He achieved fame during World War I for his central role in the German victories at LiГЁge and Tannenberg in 1914. Klara Jeanette Henriette von Tempelhoff (mother)Д®rich Friedrich Wilhelm Ludendorff (9 April 1865 вЂ“ 20 December 1937) was a German general, politician and military theorist.