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Erich Ludendorff

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Military Personnel

The Resume

    (April 9, 1865-December 20, 1937)
    Born in Kruszewnia, Poland
    Member of the German general staff (1905-13)
    Chief of Staff of the 8th Army on the Eastern Front during World War I
    Quartermaster General of the Army (1916-18)
    Served in the German Parliament (1924-28)
    Ran unsuccessfully for President (1925)

Why he might be annoying:

    He was deliberately friendless and forbidding.
    He claimed that Paul von Hindenburg stole credit for his victories in Russia.
    He was a proponent of the ‘stabbed in the back’ legend that the German Army did not lose WWI, but was betrayed by the civilian government.
    He felt a military dictatorship was the ‘natural’ form of government.
    He blamed the world’s problems on a combination of Jesuits, Jews and Freemasons.
    He took part in Hitler’s attempt to overthrow the government, the Beer Hall Putsch (November 8-9, 1923).
    He said of Hitler, ‘He is the only man with any political sense.’

Why he might not be annoying:

    He was a tireless worker.
    When he entered Cadet School, he was placed in a class two years ahead of his actual age group.
    He won a decisive victory over the Russian army at the Battle of Tannenberg.
    He eventually broke with Hitler and the Nazis.
    When President Hindenburg appointed Hitler as Chancellor, Ludendorff told Hindenburg, ‘I solemnly prophesy that this accursed man will cast our Reich into the abyss and bring our nation to inconceivable misery. Future generations will damn you in your grave for what you have done.’

Credit: C. Fishel


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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 21 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 9 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 6 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 14 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 23 Votes: 30.43% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 27 Votes: 51.85% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 58 Votes: 62.07% Annoying