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COMMANDER // 1865–1937

Erich Ludendorff

generalKingdom of PrussiaGermany11 battles1 war

Lifespan

1865 – 1937

1870188018901900191019201930World War I · 1914–1918 (1917–1918 U.S. combat role)Battle of Tannenberg — August 23, 1914 · German Empire · World War IFirst Battle of the Masurian Lakes — September 7, 1914 · Germany · World War IRussian invasion of East Prussia — January 1, 1914 · German Empire · World War IBattle of Bolimów — January 31, 1915 · German Empire · World War IGreat Retreat — September 1, 1915 · German Empire · World War ISecond Battle of the Masurian Lakes — February 7, 1915 · Germany · World War IBattle of Verdun — February 21, 1916 · German Empire · World War IThird Battle of Ypres — July 31, 1917 · German Empire · World War IBattle of Château-Thierry — July 18, 1918 · Germany · World War IMeuse-Argonne — Sep–Nov 1918 · Germany · World War ISpring Offensive — March 21, 1918 · German Empire · World War I

Active service 1914–1918 — 11 battles across 1 war; first command at age 49.

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Battles (11)

Last verified June 2026
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