Falkenhayn

[ fahl-kuhn-hahyn ]

noun
  1. E·rich von [ey-rikhfuhn], /ˈeɪ rɪx fən/, 1861–1922, German general of World War I.

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How to use Falkenhayn in a sentence

  • Von Falkenhayn, however, hoped to do more than merely capture the city and a few more thousand square miles of Polish ground.

  • Von Moltke was superseded by Falkenhayn, and a new phase came over German strategy.

  • In consequence General von Falkenhayn refused responsibility for any offensive movement there if Jemal remained in command.

  • Falkenhayn might command that army at the front, but for several days I was its only hero, nevertheless.

    The Iron Ration | George Abel Schreiner
  • Von Falkenhayn had his home nearby in another of the beautiful chateaux there.

    Germany, The Next Republic? | Carl W. Ackerman