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Also known as Ludwig August Theodor Beck

German general (1880–1944)

Person · Open Library

Born
1841
Died
1918
Works
4

Top works

  • Geschichte der Nassauischen Eisenindustrie von den Anfängen bis zur zeit des dreissigjährigen Krieges
  • Beck's Geschichte des eisen
  • Die Geschichte des Eisens in technischer und kulturgeschichtlicher Beziehung

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
US
Active from
1970-07-08

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Key facts

Chancellor
Adolf Hitler
Leader
Werner von Fritsch as Supreme Commander of the Army
Preceded by
Office established
Succeeded by
Franz Halder
President
Paul von Hindenburg
Born
Ludwig August Theodor Beck , ( 1880-06-29 ) 29 June 1880, Biebrich , Hesse-Nassau , Kingdom of Prussia , German Empire
Died
20 July 1944 (1944-07-20) (aged 64), Berlin , Free State of Prussia , Nazi Germany
Spouse
Amelie Pagenstecher ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1916 ; died 1917 ) ​
Domestic partner
Amalie Christine Auguste Luise Pagenstecher
Children
Gertrud Beck
Parent s
Ludwig Beck [ de ] , Bertha Draudt
Allegiance
German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany
Branch service
German Army
Years of service
1898–1938
Rank
Generaloberst
Battles wars
World War I , World War II

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

Ludwig August Theodor Beck ( German: [ˈluːt.vɪç bɛk] ; 29 June 1880 – 20 July 1944) was a German general who served as Chief of the German General Staff from 1933 to 1938. Beck was one of the main conspirators of the 20 July plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler.

Beck was a staff officer in the Truppenamt of the Reichswehr and became a fellow traveller of the Nazis during the Weimar Republic. Beck was appointed Chief of Staff of the German Army shortly after the Nazi rise to power, supporting Hitler's rearmament of Germany and forceful denunciation of the Treaty of Versailles, although he believed Germany needed more time to prepare for another war.

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