Hindenburg Programme
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The Hindenburg Programme was a First World War armaments and economic policy begun in late 1916 by the heads of the German General Staff, Field Marshal Paul von Hindenburg and General Erich Ludendorff
Paul von Hindenburg (l.) and Erich Ludendorff, September 1916
Erich Ludendorff
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Erich Friedrich Wilhelm Ludendorff was a Prussian-born German general and politician. He achieved fame during World War I for his central role in the German victories at Liège and Tannenberg in 1914.
Hindenburg Programme
…First World War armaments and economic policy begun in late 1916 by the heads of the German General Staff, Field Marshal Paul von Hindenburg and General Erich Ludendorff. Its goal was to make the most efficient use of civilian and military resources to achieve a large increase in munitions output. The Programme established…
Ludendorff in 1924
Ludendorff at the age of 17 in 1882
Hindenburg (seated) and Ludendorff. Painting by Hugo Vogel
Ludendorff in his study at the General Headquarters, 1918