LUDWIG VON FALKENHAUSEN

'Ludwig von Falkenhausen' (1844–1936) was a World War I Imperial German general. He was highly successful during the first half of the war and was awarded the Pour le Mérite on 23 August 1915, with Oakleaves following on 15 April 1916.^[1]
He commanded the German Sixth Army at the Battle of Arras in April 1917. He failed to deploy correctly the newly-developed Defence in depth to counter new British and Dominion tactics and was removed from field command by General Erich Ludendorff. Thereafter, he served as governor-general of Belgium during the German occupation, from 1917 until 1918.

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1. Pour Le Mérite website

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★ Biography at the Lexikon der Deutschen Generale (German)