Falkenhayn
Americannoun
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The Germans intended this battle to take out as many French troops as possible, to make “France bleed,” as German General Erich von Falkenhayn stated.
From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022
One of the first to be released was Baroness von Berg's first husband, von Falkenhayn.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Germans fired Moltke, then tried Falkenhayn and finally brought from the East old Paul von Hindenburg, who lost his war.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Germans under Falkenhayn and Mackensen had little difficulty in storming the passes in the Transylvanian Alps and the Iron Gate to overrun Rumania.
From Time Magazine Archive
They would defend Verdun at all costs, Falkenhayn reasoned, and would fight to regain the city if it was lost.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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