Erich Ludendorff

Born: 1865-04-09

Erich Friedrich Wilhelm Ludendorff was a German general, politician and military theorist. He achieved fame during World War I for his central role in the German victories at Liège and Tannenberg in 1914. Upon his rise to 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. After Germany's defeat, he contributed significantly to the Nazis' rise to power.


Placeholder

100 Years of the UFA

as Self - Army General (archive footage)
Released: 2017-08-28

The intricate history of UFA, a film production company founded in 1917 that has survived the...

Movie page

Apocalypse: The Battle of Verdun

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2016-02-21

A detailed account of one of the bloodiest battles of World War I. Between February and December...

Movie page

Armistice

as uncredited
Released: 2008-01-01

Professor David Reynolds applies fresh thinking to the now-familiar story of the 1918 armistice...

Movie page

Apocalypse: The Rise of Hitler

as Self (archive footage)
First aired: 2011-10-25

Adolf Hitler (1889-1945) was a mediocre who rose to power because of the blindness and ignorance...

TV Show page

Doomsday: World War I

as Self (archive footage)
First aired: 2012-09-18

The First World War - carnage on a scale never-before seen. But how did it all start? And how...

TV Show page