The First Nazi: Erich Ludendorff, The Man Who M... -

He ran for President in 1925 with Nazi support, though he performed poorly.

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To deflect blame for Germany’s defeat in 1918, Ludendorff popularized the Dolchstoßlegende (Stab-in-the-Back myth). He claimed the German Army remained "undefeated in the field" but was betrayed at home by: Jewish financiers and industrialists Socialists and Marxists Democratic "November Criminals" He ran for President in 1925 with Nazi