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Erich Ludendorff was a talented German military strategist. He was victorious at Liege and, with Max Hoffmann, at Tannenberg. However, Ludendorff’s early success in World War One were obscured by Germany’s defeat and his political activities in the post-war period. Erich Ludendorff was born on April 9, 1865 near Posen in Prussia. He joined the [...]
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Joseph Jacques Cesaire Joffre was the French Commander-in-Chief of the French Army between 1914 and 1916 during the First World War. Known as ‘Papa Joffre’, he regrouped the retreating allied armies that defeated the Germans at the decisive First Battle of the Marne in 1914. Joseph Joffre was born on January 12, 1852, in Rivesaltes, [...]
Erich von Falkenhayn was a German soldier and Chief of the General Staff during World War I and he became a military writer after the war. Falkenhayn is most associated with the Battle of Verdun of 1916, one of World War One’s bloodiest battles. Falkenhayn was in many ways a representative of the Prussian generals; [...]
Manfred Albrecht von Richthofen was a World War I German fighter pilot known as "The Red Baron". He was the most successful flying ace of the war, being officially credited with 80 confirmed air combat victories. Richthofen was a member of an aristocratic family with many famous relatives. Richthofen was born on May 2, 1892, in [...]
The Hundred Days Offensive was a series of offensives launched against the Central Powers on the Western Front from August 8 to November 11, 1918, beginning with the Battle of Amiens which was followed by the Grand Offensive. It was the final period of World War I and is sometimes referred to as “Canada’s [...]
The Battle of Mouquet Farm was a World War I battle fought during the major battle of the Somme between Germany and the Australian troops. It took place just after the Battle of Pozieres from August 8 to September 3, 1916. During the battle, the Australian divisions of I Anzac Corps advanced northwest along the Pozieres [...]
