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Erich Ludendorff (1865-1937)
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Erich Ludendorff (1865-1937)

's diplomatic preferences. Post-WWII a key occult-right-radical figure (the "stab in the back" myth; Tannenberg-League; engagement with völkisch / Thule milieu). Father of the strategic-bombing doctrine. Died December 20, 1937. The German military-industrial elite's principal WWI operational figure.Kühlmann effectively stripped Wilhelm II of power Aug 1916. Imposed the OHL line at Brest-Litovsk against HindenburgGerman Quartermaster-General 1916-1918; with