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Show LUDENDORFF RESIGNS. Military Brain of Germany Sees Handwriting Hand-writing on the Wall. Heme. Thu resignation of General von Ludendorff bus caused a sensation sensa-tion throughout- Switzerland nnd tho central empires and Is commented on ns n sign that German militarism is really abdicating. Among tho German and Austrian pooplcs linger und Indignation Indig-nation Is (creasing over tho fact that tho military situation bus been so long concealed or wrongly presented. , In tho resignation of General Ludendorff Lu-dendorff Germany loses what often has been described as her "military brain." Unknown before the wnr, General Erich Ludendorff sprang Into prominence promi-nence In tho full of 1011 ns chief of staff to Field Marshal von Hlnden-burg, Hlnden-burg, then n general In the operations against tho Itusslans. When Von Hln-donburg Hln-donburg wns given the chief command In August, 1010, Ludendorff wns unpointed un-pointed first qunrtermnster general, hut Ids position In reality lias been chief of stuff and collaborator with Von Hlndeuburg. Soon ufter his appointment ns first qunrtermnster general, General Ludendorff Lu-dendorff began to bo looked upon ns tho real "hoes" of Germany, nnd whs recognized us the representative of the pan-Germans ut great headquarters. |
