Talk:Erich Ludendorff
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"Hitler's attempt, in co-operation with General Ludendorff, to unseat the German government in November, l923, through an open rebellion in Munich, was foiled through the efforsts of the local Reichswehr under the command of Von Lossow, and the refusal of Von Kahr, Bavarian Prime minister, to accommodate the Fuhrer. (Von Kahr and Von Lossow were murdered in the Reichsmordwoche, the "Blood Purge", June 30, l934.). From that time on Hitler's hatred for the Junkers, the Reichwehr and all clerical politicians was boundless: his paladins in the army were in the end all non-Junkers such as Jodl, Guderian and "die Keitel". P. F. Drucker was quite right when he said of Hitler's relation to the German army that the Fuhrer "hated it just as much as any German Liberal did." The Church, ably led by Cardinal von Faulhaber, also opposed Hitler on principle." Liberty or Equality pg 260.
Furthermore, Ludendorff was not a Junker.
Junkers are Right wingers. Ludendorff though militaristic was not a right winger, So the right wing from the article might stay or I might add conservative. It was the extremists right wingers Von Lossow and Von Kahr that put a stop to Hitler.WHEELER 16:35, 4 Jun 2004 (UTC)
He was a nationalist but not a rightist. Rightist is monarchist.WHEELER 16:43, 4 Jun 2004 (UTC)
Yes, Ludendorff was associated to the Junker class through his mother's name, but his mother's family was not wealthy either. (Parkinson, Roger Tortured Warrior: Ludendorff and the Supreme Command, also Asprey's The German High Command at War) These are just two. Every book I have read notes that he is of humble beginnings; they lived in Posen on a farm, the von Tempelhoffs did not have money, the family cheered his decision to pursue the military because they could not afford to support the rest of the family, including the other 5 children. --68.45.21.204 02:14, 4 August 2005 (UTC)
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What authority gave Ludendorff the "honorary" title of von? Are we sure it wouldn't be more accurate to say "sometimes incorrectly referred to as Erich von Ludendorff"? Binabik80 23:52, 22 December 2005 (UTC)
