Erich Georg Sebastian Anton von Falkenhayn (11 September 1861 – 8 April 1922) was a German general who was the second Chief of the German General Staff of the First World War from September 1914 until 29 August 1916.

Erich von Falkenhayn (born November 11, 1861, near Graudenz, West Prussia—died April 8, 1922, near Potsdam, Germany) was a Prussian minister of war and chief of the imperial German General Staff early in World War I.

Erich von Falkenhayn was strongly criticised for his tactics at the Battle of Verdun. Once the war was over, he defended what he had done by writing an article to explain his decisions.

Falkenhayn was Prussian minister of War and Chief of Staff (1914-1916). He was one of the decision makers during the July crisis 1914 and responsible for the German strategy in the first half of the war.

Mar 31, 2015 · Erich von Falkenhayn is most associated with the Battle of Verdun in 1916 – one of World War One’s bloodiest battles. Falkenhayn was criticised for his tactics at Verdun and after the war he tried to justify the tactics that he used – that led to the deaths of tens of thousands of German soldiers.

Erich von Falkenhain was born in 1861 in West Prussia and adhered the strong military tradition by joining the army at a young age. After a strong start to his career, Falkenhayn served as a military instructor in China from 1899 and became a member of the German staff there during the Boxer Rebellion and participated in the relief of Beijing.

General Erich Georg Sebastian Anton von Falkenhayn (11 September 1861 – 8 April 1922) was a German general who was the second Chief of the German General Staff of the First World War from September 1914 until 29 August 1916.

He served as Chief of the Imperial German General Staff for part of the First World War before his eventual dismissal by Kaiser Wilhelm II. Having joined the army at an early age Falkenhayn served as a military instructor to the Chinese army in 1899, where he remained until 1903.

Jan 10, 2021 · Chief of the German General Staff following the mental collapse of General von Moltke when the Schlieffen Plan failed, Erich von Falkenhayn is chiefly remembered for the disastrous bloodbath at Verdun that led to his removal …

From an aristocratic but impoverished background, Erich von Falkenhayn enjoyed a rapid rise to power, due to a considerable extent to the patronage of Kaiser Wilhelm, who had been impressed by his dispatches from the Boxer Rebellion in China.