Falkenhayn

American  

[fahl-kuhn-hahyn] / ˈfɑl kənˌhaɪn /

noun

1. Erich von 1861–1922, German general of World War I.

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Example Sentences

And it was the place chosen by German general Erich von Falkenhayn to deliver a shattering blow to the French army and break France’s will to fight.

From Literature

Falkenhayn’s plan was to strike at a vital location that the French could not afford to lose.

From Literature

The attacking Germans would suffer losses too, but these would be kept to a minimum, Falkenhayn believed, by the element of surprise and by the hundreds of German guns massed in the hills north of Verdun.

From Literature

Erich von Falkenhayn, the German army chief of staff, told Kaiser Wilhelm that the czar’s army was so weakened by the blows it has suffered that Russia need not be seriously considered a danger in the foreseeable future.

From Literature

They would defend Verdun at all costs, Falkenhayn reasoned, and would fight to regain the city if it was lost.

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