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- Birth nameErich Friedrich Wilhelm Ludendorff
- Erich Ludendorff was born on April 9, 1865 in Kruszewnia, Prussia, Germany [now Kruszewnia, Wielkopolskie, Poland]. He was a producer, known for Es soll ein Schwert durch Deine Seele dringen (1918), Mutual Weekly, No. 146 (1917) and Die dritte Generation (1972). He was married to Mathilde Friederike Karoline Spiess and Margarethe Charlotte Catharina Schmidt. He died on December 20, 1937 in Tutzing, Bavaria, Germany.
- SpousesMathilde Friederike Karoline Spiess(September 4, 1926 - December 20, 1937) (his death)Margarethe Charlotte Catharina Schmidt(August 14, 1909 - July 9, 1926) (divorced)
- The Ludendorff Bridge, which was the subject of the movie The Bridge at Remagen (1969), was named after him.
- Played by Danny Huston in Wonder Woman (2017), although it must be noted that the movie is not meant to relay a factual account of Ludendorff's activities during World War I.
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