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| | Erich von Ludendorff, 1865-1937, German General |
 | | As the Central Powers started to collapse, Ludendorff realised that the war was lost, and on 28 September, the day after Bulgaria sued for Peace, called for a cease-fire. |
 | | Born in Posen, Prussia, Erich von Ludendorff was an example of the Prussian military elite that dominated Germany from the unification of Germany by Bismark until unseated by the rise of Hitler. |
 | | After some Russian success, Moltke appointed Paul von Hindenburg as commander in East Prussia, and appointed Ludendorff to be his chief of staff, forming a partnership that lasted for the rest of the war, and eventually came to dominate Germany and Austria. |
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