German commanders, <s>Spa, Belgium,</s> during World War I. This is a fascinating photograph showing the war from the German perspective. It shows Kaiser Wilhelm II (1859-1941), Emperor of Germany between 1888 and 1918, flanked by two of his commanders, to the left Field Marshal Paul von Hindenburg (1847-1934 ) and on the right General Erich von Ludendorff (1865-1937). They are discussing a map placed on a table in their headquarters' building <s>in the Belgian town of Spa</s>. Hindenburg and Ludendorff had been successful in the Eastern Front, before being transferred to the Western Front in 1916.<br><p>The image portrays the three men as calm and in control, the wise leaders of their troops. The fact that this photograph was in the possession of a German officer suggests that it may have been given out by the leadership as propaganda within the German army.<br>
[Original reads: 'Copy of a photograph taken from a German Officer showing Kaiser, Hindenburg and Ludendorff at G.H.Q., Spa.']<br></p>
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