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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Ludwig_BeckLudwig Beck - Wikipedia

    Ludwig Beck. Ludwig August Theodor Beck ( German: [ˈluːt.vɪç bɛk] ⓘ; 29 June 1880 – 20 July 1944) was a German general and Chief of the German General Staff during the early years of the Nazi regime in Germany before World War II. Although Beck never became a member of the Nazi Party, in the early 1930s he supported Adolf Hitler 's ...

  2. Jul 20, 1998 · Ludwig Beck (born June 29, 1880, Biebrich, Germany—died July 20, 1944, Berlin) was a German general who, as chief of the army general staff (1935–38), opposed Adolf Hitler ’s expansionist policies and who was a central figure in the unsuccessful July Plot to assassinate Hitler in 1944. Beck was trained as an artillery officer and ...

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  3. Jan 23, 2024 · Ludwig August Theodor Beck was the Third Reich’s most enigmatic and tragic senior general. As the first chief of the resurrected German Army General Staff in 1935, he played a leading role in building the post-World War I rump-Reichswehr into the Wehrmacht of World War II.

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    Ludwig August Theodor Beck was a German general and Chief of the German General Staff during the early years of the Nazi regime in Germany before World War II. Although Beck never became a member of the Nazi Party, in the early 1930s he supported Adolf Hitler's forceful denunciation of the Treaty of Versailles and the need to re-arm, although ...

  5. May 29, 2018 · The German general Ludwig August Theodor Beck (1880-1944) actively fought Hitler's policy of aggression. He resigned from his official position to head the military resistance against Hitler that culminated in the unsuccessful coup of July 1944. Ludwig Beck was born in the small town of Biebrich on the Rhine on June 29, 1880.

  6. May 29, 2017 · Born at Biebrich, Germany, Ludwig Beck received a traditional education before entering the German Army in 1898 as a cadet. Rising through the ranks, Beck was recognized as a gifted officer and was tapped for staff service. With the outbreak of World War I, he was assigned to the Western Front where he spent the conflict as a staff officer.

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  8. Jul 16, 2021 · Ludwig Beck, another important civilian, was a former general who had resigned in opposition to Hitler’s aggressive war plans in 1938. The most important military conspirators were General Friedrich Olbricht, Major General Henning von Tresckow, and Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg, along with Claus-Heinrich Stülpnagel, the German military ...

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