Benita von Falkenhayn (1900-1935), a Swiss-born German baroness who was a spy for Poland
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Erich von Falkenhayn (1861-1922), a German military officer and writer
The Ottomans also replaced their top leadership, bringing in the former Chief of the German General Staff, General von Falkenhayn.
Like Falkenhayn, he wanted a compromise peace with tsarist Russia and a substantial victory over Britain and France.
Benita first married retired Senior Lieutenant Müller-Eckhardt (1920–1922) and secondly her childhood friend, retired Senior Lieutenant Richard von Falkenhayn (1923–1930), a distant relative of World War I General Erich von Falkenhayn.