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General Erich Georg Sebastian Anton von Falkenhayn (11 September 1861 – 8 April 1922) was a German general who was the second Chief of the German General Staff of the First World War from September 1914 until 29 August 1916.
Erich von Falkenhayn (born November 11, 1861, near Graudenz, West Prussia—died April 8, 1922, near Potsdam, Germany) was a Prussian minister of war and chief of the imperial German General Staff early in World War I.
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Erich Georg Sebastian Anton von Falkenhayn (* 11. September 1861 in Burg Belchau; † 8. April 1922 in Schloss Lindstedt bei Potsdam) war ein preußischer General der Infanterie, osmanischer Marschall und im Ersten Weltkrieg preußischer Kriegsminister sowie Chef des Großen Generalstabs.
Learn about the life and career of Erich von Falkenhayn, who was Prussian minister of war, chief of staff, and the architect of the Schlieffen Plan. Find out how he influenced the German strategy in the first half of World War I and why he failed in 1916.
Mar 31, 2015 · Erich von Falkenhayn is most associated with the Battle of Verdun in 1916 – one of World War One’s bloodiest battles. Falkenhayn was criticised for his tactics at Verdun and after the war he tried to justify the tactics that he used – that led to the deaths of tens of thousands of German soldiers.
Learn about the life and career of Erich von Falkenhayn, the German general who commanded the Western Front and planned the Verdun offensive. Find out how he was dismissed by the Kaiser and fought in Roumania and Palestine.
A German military officer who served as minister of war and chief of the general staff during World War I. He was responsible for the Verdun offensive and the invasion of Romania, and later led German troops in Palestine.
