Max Hoffmann

Max Hoffmann
Max Hoffmann
Born	Carl Adolf Maximilian Hoffmann; 25 January 1869; Homberg (Efze), Kingdom of Prussia, North German Confederation
Died	8 July 1927 (aged 58); Bad Reichenhall, Bavaria, Weimar Republic
	Military career
Allegiance	German Empire
Branch	Imperial German Army
Service years	1887–1918
Rank	Generalmajor
Conflicts	First World War Eastern Front; ; Russian Civil War Soviet westward offensive of 1918–1919; ;
Awards	Pour le Mérite; Iron Cross First Class

Carl Adolf Maximilian Hoffmann (25 January 1869 – 8 July 1927) was a German military officer and 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 Erich 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.