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Falkenhayn, Erich von

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Falkenhayn, Erich von (ā`rĭkh fən fäl`kənhīn), 1861–1922, German military officer. Minister of war from 1906 to 1915, he succeeded (1914) Moltke Moltke, Helmuth Johannes Ludwig, Graf von (hĕl`m
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 as chief of the German general staff. He was successful on the Eastern front during World War I, but after the disaster at Verdun (1916) he was replaced (Aug., 1916) by Hindenburg Hindenburg, Paul von (hĭn`dənbûrg, Ger. poul fən hĭn`dənb
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. Falkenhayn later commanded (1916) the invasion of Romania, and in 1917 led German reinforcements in Palestine.


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