Max Hoffmann

Carl Adolf Maximilian Hoffmann (25 January 1869 – 8 July 1927) was a German military strategist. As a staff officer at the beginning of World War I, he was Deputy Chief of Staff of the 8th Army, soon promoted Chief of Staff. Hoffmann, along with Hindenburg and Ludendorff, masterminded the devastating defeat of the Russian armies at Tannenberg and the Masurian Lakes. He then held the position of Chief of Staff of the Eastern Front. At the end of 1917, he negotiated with Russia to sign the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk.

This article is about the German World War I strategist. For the New York auto dealer, see Max Hoffman.
Max Hoffmann
Birth nameCarl Adolf Maximilian Hoffmann
Born(1869-01-25)25 January 1869
Homberg (Efze), Kingdom of Prussia, North German Confederation
Died8 July 1927(1927-07-08) (aged 58)
Bad Reichenhall, Bavaria, Weimar Republic
Allegiance German Empire
Service/branchImperial German Army
Years of service1887–1918
RankGeneralmajor
Battles/warsWorld War I
Soviet westward offensive
AwardsPour le Mérite
Iron Cross First Class
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