Hindenburg, Paul von (in full: Paul Ludwig Hans Anton von Beneckendorff und von Hindenburg) (1847-1934), a German general and president. See more »

Tirpitz, Alfred von (1849-1930), a German naval officer and statesman. As grand admiral of the German navy before World War I, he was largely responsible for building Germany into a naval power second only to Great Britain. See more »

Richthofen, Baron Ferdinand von (1833-1905), a German geographer. Trained as a geologist, Richthofen studied the geology of the Tyrol and Transylvania before accompanying a German diplomatic mission to the Far East, 1859-62. See more »

Ludendorff, Erich Friedrich Wilhelm (1865-1937), a German army officer. Ludendorff directed Germany's military and political policy in the closing years of World War I. See more »

Falkenhayn, Erich von (1861-1922), a German army officer. Falkenhayn was Prussian war minister, 1913-15, and chief of the German General Staff from December, 1914, to August, 1916. See more »

Luckner, Count Felix von (1881-1966), a German naval officer. During World War I Luckner commanded the Seeadler (“Sea Eagle”), a raiding sailing vessel disguised as a commercial ship. See more »

Moltke, Helmuth Johannes Ludwig von (1848-1916), a German army officer. He served in the Franco-Prussian War (1870-71), and was an adjutant to Count von Moltke, his uncle (1882-91). See more »

Bernstorff, Johann Heinrich, Count von (1862-1939), a German diplomat. As ambassador to the United States during the first part of World War I he warned his government that unrestricted U-boat (submarine) warfare would bring the United States into the war. See more »

Pilsudski Jozef (1867-1935), a Polish soldier and statesman. He helped win Polish independence in World War I and was virtual dictator, 1926-35. See more »

Bülow, Prince Bernhard von (1849-1929), a German statesman and chancellor. His failure to check the German military clique has been held partly responsible for bringing about World War I. See more »