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Erich von Falkenhayn — German chief of staff, Verdun’s designer, 1861–1922
Moltke’s successor, he designed Verdun, by his memoirs’ account, to “bleed the French army white” — and was relieved when the bleeding became his own. (Editorial synthesis)
Erich von Falkenhayn was born in 1861. (source: Larousse)
Erich von Falkenhayn died on 8 April 1922. (source: Encyclopædia Britannica)
Recorded battle commanded: the Battle of Verdun (German army).
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