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Pershing Lecture Series: An Enigma in Red Stripes and Gold Braid

Tuesday, March 25, 2025 | 6:30 p.m. Auditorium and Online

History remembers Erich von Falkenhayn as an enigma. In the first year of the war, he realized attrition would have disastrous outcomes for the German Empire – and yet, with attrition he led the German military to victory at the “blood mill” of Verdun. Was he a visionary, or did he deserve to be vilified in Great War historiography? Examine the legacy and controversy of Falkenhayn's leadership with Dr. Scott Stephenson. 

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