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Erich Ludendorff

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Erich Friedrich Wilhelm Ludendorff (German:; 9 April 1865 – 20 December 1937) was a Prussian-born German general and politician. He achieved fame during World War I (1914–1918) for his central role in the German victories at Liège and Tannenberg in 1914.

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