Historical records matching Generalfeldmarschall Helmuth Carl Bernhard von Moltke
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About Generalfeldmarschall Helmuth Carl Bernhard von Moltke
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Britannica Concise Encyclopedia:
Helmuth Karl Bernhard count von Moltke. He joined the Prussian army in 1822 and was appointed to its general staff in 1832. After a stint as adviser to the Turkish army (1835-39), he traveled widely and wrote several books on history and travel. In 1855 he served as personal aide to the Prussian prince Frederick William (later Frederick III), then was selected as chief of the Prussian general staff (185788). Highly intelligent and militarily creative, he reorganized the Prussian army and devised new strategic and tactical command methods for modern mass armies. He directed the strategies that produced victories in the Prussian and German wars against Denmark (1864), against Austria in the Seven Weeks' War (1866), and against France in the Franco-Prussian War (187071). He was created count in 1870 and field marshal in 1871.
Count von Moltke is one of only three recipients to be distinguished with both the "military class" and "civil/peace class" of the Pour le Mérite, Prussia's and Germany's highest honor.
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Generalfeldmarschall Helmuth Carl Bernhard von Moltke's Timeline
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October 26, 1800
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Parchim, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
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| 1891 |
April 24, 1891
Age 90
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Berlin, Germany
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