Erich von Falkenhayn Politician

General der Infanterie Erich von Falkenhayn (11 September 1861 – 8 April 1922) was a German soldier and Chief of the General Staff during the first two years of World War I. He became a military writer after World War I.

Personal facts

Erich von Falkenhayn
Birth dateSeptember 11, 1861
Birth place
Province of Prussia , Białochowo
Date of deathApril 08, 1922
Place of death
Germany , Schloss Lindstedt

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Office holder

military operations
Boxer Rebellion
World War I
military branch
German Army (German Empire)
military command
10th Army
9th Army
Heeresgruppe F
military rank
General of the Infantry (Germany)
monarch
prime minister
service end1922
service start1880
successor
Adolf Wild von Hohenborn

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