Karl Ernst Haushofer was a German general, geographer and politician, through which of his student's, that was a prominent politician in Nazi Germany, his ideas influenced the development of Adolf Hitler's expansionist strategies?
Karl Haushofer Karl Ernst Haushofer (27 August 1869 – 10 March 1946) was a German general, geographer and politician. Through his student Rudolf Hess, Haushofer's ideas influenced the development of Adolf Hitler's expansionist strategies, although Haushofer denied direct influence on the Nazi regime. Under the Nuremberg Laws, Haushofer's wife and children were categorized as "Mischlinge". His son, Albrecht, was issued a German Blood Certificate through the help of Hess.
Ernst Gideon von Laudon Baron Ernst Gideon von Laudon (German: "Ernst Gideon Freiherr von Laudon" (originally "Laudohn" or "Loudon") (2 February 1717 – 14 July 1790) was an Austrian generalisimo, one of the most successful opponents of the Prussian king Frederick the Great, allegedly lauded by Alexander Suvorov as his teacher. He served the position of military governorship of Habsburg Serbia from his capture of Belgrade in 1789 until his death, cooperating with the resistance fighters of Koča Anđelković.