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Moltke, Helmuth Karl Bernhard, Graf von (1800-1891), German general, whose military genius was instrumental in making Prussia the leading state of...
Moltke, Helmuth Johannes Ludwig, Graf von (1848-1916), German military commander, born in Gersdorf, near Chemnitz.
Born of a military-aristocratic family, Alfred von Schlieffen was educated for a career in law, but after a year's voluntary military service in 1854...
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  Helmuth Karl Bernhard Graf von Moltke - Wikipedia
Moltke trat zunächst ins dänische Heer ein, um dann nach Preußen zu wechseln.
Helmuth Karl Bernhard Graf von Moltke ist Ehrenbürger der Städte Hamburg, Lübeck, Köln, Görlitz und München.
Gedächtnisstätte Generalfeldmarschall Graf Helmuth von Moltke in Parchim
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 Helmuth von Moltke the Elder - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Helmuth Karl Bernhard von Moltke (October 26, 1800 April 24, 1891), who became Helmuth, Graf von Moltke in 1870, was a famous German Field Marshal.
Moltke was rewarded for his services in September, 1871, by a promotion to the rank of field marshal and a large monetary grant.
He was influenced by Carl von Clausewitz and his main thesis was that military strategy had to be understood as a system of options since only the beginning of a military operation was plannable.
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 Helmuth von Moltke the Younger - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Helmuth Johann Ludwig von Moltke (May 25, 1848–June 18, 1916), also known as Moltke the Younger, was a nephew of Field Marshal Count Moltke and served as the Chief of the German General Staff from 1906 to 1914.
Moltke's planning was based on a two-front war against France and Russia, and predicated upon the army in the West (still vastly stronger than the army in the East), gaining a quick decision against the French so that troops could be shifted to meet the Russian threat.
In addition, Moltke opted to respect the territorial integrity of the Netherlands, thus maintaining her usefulness as a port in the event of a British blockade.
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 Moltke, Helmuth Karl Bernhard, Graf von. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
The successful completion of the Danish War (1864) and of the Austro-Prussian War (1866) was due to his tactics, and in the Franco-Prussian War (1870–71) Moltke’s genius, evinced especially in his plan of mobilization, led to complete Prussian victory.
Moltke owed many of his military successes to the elasticity of his strategy.
Moltke was a member of the diet of the North German Confederation (1867–71) and of the Reichstag (1871–91).
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 Helmuth von Moltke
Helmuth Karl Bernhard von Moltke (October 26, 1800 - April 24, 1891), who became Helmuth Graf von Moltke in 1870, was a famous Prussian general, born in Parchim[?].
Von Moltke joined the Danish service, then in 1822 the Prussian army.
Helmuth Johannes Ludwig von Moltke (von Moltke the Younger) (1848 - 1916), a nephew of the Great Moltke, served as German Chief of Staff[?] from 1906 to 1914.
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Helmuth Karl Bernhard von Moltke (October 26, 1800 - April 24, 1891), who became Helmuth Graf von Moltke in 1870, was a famous Prussian general.
He served in the Diet of the North German Confederation from 1867 to 1871, and from 1871 to 1891 he was a member of the Reichstag, the German parliament of the time.
His nephew, Helmuth Johann Ludwig von Moltke, was Chief from 1906 until 1914.
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 Von Moltke
Helmuth Karl Bernhard von Moltke, one of the ablest military strategists of modern times, was born at Parchim, a little village in Mecklenburg, on October 26, 1800.
General von Manteuffel was summoned to a position in the Cabinet and Moltke succeeded him as chief of the general staff.
Moltke was received by his Emperor and by his countrymen with may marks of distinguished gratitude and honor.
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 Count Helmuth Karl Bernhard von Moltke biography
Staff schools were established, and Moltke, who was himself a lucid lecturer, succeeded in inspiring his officers with an enthusiastic interest in their work.
After serving for a year as adjutant to Prince Henry of Prussia in Rome, Von Moltke returned to Germany and rose rapidly in the military ranks until in 1848 he became a member of the general staff and in 1855 first adjutant to Prince Frederick William.
Moltke did not himself enter France until the war had already been strategically decided, but it was his plan that had been carried out with an astounding certainty and precision.
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 Creators of German Empire
Helmuth Karl Bernhard von Moltke was born in Parchim,
Moltke achieved the rank of Colonel in 1851, and was made chief of the General Staff seven years later.
Moltke's career continued on for another seventeen years until he had a falling out with Kaiser Wilhelm II in 1888 at the age of 88.
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 Encyclopedia: Helmuth Graf von Moltke   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Helmuth Karl Bernhard von Moltke (October 26, 1800 - April 24, 1891), who became Helmuth, Graf von Moltke in 1870, was a famous Prussian Field Marshal.
Colonel General Helmuth von Moltke Helmuth Johann Ludwig von Moltke (May 25, 1848–June 18, 1916), also known as Moltke the Younger, was a nephew of Field Marshal Count Moltke and served as the Chief of the German General Staff from 1906 to 1914.
He was influenced by Clausewitz and his main thesis was that military strategy had to be understood as a system of options since only the beginning of a military operation was plannable.
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Moltke’s innovative strategies, and his advances in military planning in terms of the transportation, mobilization, deployment and movement of the troops under his command ended the campaign against the Austrian army in a mere six weeks furthermore cemented his reputation, and gave him the power to do something about his ideas..
Moltke’s instant recognition of the advantages these two developments would have for the mobilization and deployment of troops were key in completing the revolution in military affairs of the 19th century.
Moltke saw that the size of forces was becoming unique in war history and that only railroads would henceforth allow their full deployment.
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 Helmuth Johann Ludwig von Moltke -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
He was born in Mecklenburg-Schwerin and named for his uncle, (Click link for more info and facts about Helmuth Karl Bernhard von Moltke) Helmuth Karl Bernhard von Moltke, future (An officer holding the highest rank in the army) Field Marshal and hero of the Wars of Unification.
In 1891, on the death of his uncle, Moltke became aide-de-camp to (Grandson of Queen Victoria and Kaiser of Germany from 1888 to 1918; he was vilified as causing World War I (1859-1941)) Wilhelm II, thus becoming part of the Emperor's inner circle.
The Schlieffen School disagrees, and argues that Moltke lost control of the invading armies during the month of August and thus was unable to react when the (Click link for more info and facts about First Battle of the Marne) First Battle of the Marne developed in September.
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 Albrecht von Roon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Meantime, in 1832, he rejoined his regiment, and was afterwards attached to the headquarters of General von Mufflings corps of observation at Krefeld, when he first became alive to the very inefficient state of the Prussian army.
Supported by Otto Theodor von Manteuffel and Helmuth Karl Bernhard von Moltke, Roon was able to get his plans seriously considered and generally adopted.
He was promoted general of infantry at the outbreak of this war, was present at the brilliant and decisive victory of Königgrätz, and received the Black Eagle at Nikolsburg on the road to Vienna.
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 Albrecht von Roon -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Count Albrecht Theodor Emil von Roon (30 April 1803 - 23 February 1879) was a (A former kingdom in north-central Europe including present-day northern Germany and northern Poland) Prussian (An enlisted man or woman who serves in an army) soldier and (A person active in party politics) politician.
His father, an officer of the Prussian army, died in poverty during the French occupation, and young von Roon was brought up, in a country ravaged in the War of Liberation and in straitened circumstances, by his maternal grandmother.
At the end of 1859, though the junior lieutenant-general in the army, he succeeded von Bonin as war minister, and two years later the ministry of marine was also entrusted to him.
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 Helmuth Graf von Moltke -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Helmuth Karl Bernhard von Moltke (October 26, 1800 - April 24, 1891), who became Helmuth, Graf von Moltke in 1870, was a famous (A German inhabitant of Prussia) Prussian (An officer holding the highest rank in the army) Field Marshal.
His nephew, (Click link for more info and facts about Helmuth Johann Ludwig von Moltke) Helmuth Johann Ludwig von Moltke, was Chief from 1906 until 1914.
Graf Moltke retired from active service on Aug. 9, 1888, and died in (Capital of Germany located in eastern Germany) Berlin in 1891.
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 Helmuth Johannes Ludwig von Moltke - netlexikon
Moltke war von 1906 bis November 1914 Chef des preußischen Generalstabs und ab 1915 Chef des stellvertretenden Generalstabs in Berlin.
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 Tschibuk - Wikipedia
Gute Jasminrohre sollten aus der Umgebung von Brussa stammen, gute Mundstücke werden gerne aus Bernstein gefertigt.
Der Tabak (Tütün) ist vortrefflich und besonders der syrische von Ladik geschätzt; er wird sehr dünn geschnitten, brennt leicht und knistert wie Salpeter.
Helmuth von Moltke, Unter dem Halbmond (Projekt Gutenberg)
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 Moltke, Helmuth Karl Bernhard, Graf von — Infoplease.com
Moltke, Helmuth Karl Bernhard, Graf von — Infoplease.com
Moltke owed many of his military successes to the elasticity of his strategy.
Moltke was a member of the diet of the North German Confederation (1867–71) and of the Reichstag (1871–91).
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 Albrecht von Roon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Meantime, in 1832, he rejoined his regiment, and was afterwards attached to the headquarters of General von Mufflings corps ofobservation at Krefeld, when he first became alive to the very inefficient state ofthe Prussian army.
Supported by Otto Theodor von Manteuffel and Helmuth Karl Bernhard von Moltke, Roon was able to get his plans seriouslyconsidered and generally adopted.
He was promoted general of infantry at the outbreak of this war, was present at thebrilliant and decisive victory of Königgrätz, andreceived the Black Eagle at Nikolsburg on the road to Vienna.
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 Helmuth Karl Bernhard von Moltke   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Born in Parchim, von Moltke first joinedthe Danish service, then in 1822 the Prussianarmy.
He served inthe Diet of the North GermanConderation from 1867 to 1871, and from 1871 to 1891 he was a member of the Reichstag, the German parliament of the time.
His nephew, Helmuth Johann Ludwig von Moltke, was Chieffrom 1906 until 1914.
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 THEODOR FONTANE / MOLTKE
Helmuth Karl Bernhard Graf von Moltke wurde den 26.
Helmuth von Moltke verbrachte seine Kindheitsjahre auf dem Gute seiner Eltern in Mecklenburg, dann in Holstein und trat 1812 in das Kopenhagener Kadettenkorps, 1818 in die dänische Armee ein.
Moltke wohnte, nachdem ihm ein dreijähriger Urlaub bewilligt worden war, mit mehreren anderen preußischen Offizieren dem Feldzuge in Syrien bei (1839), in welchem freilich der Oberfeldherr der Pforte, guten Rat schmähend, bei Nisib geschlagen wurde.
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 Helmuth Karl Bernhard Graf Von Moltke (1800-91)
Von Moltke worked under Bismark to ensure French humiliation and the formation of the German Empire under Prussian Leadership in the latter half of the 19th Century.
Von Moltke was one of the first to see the military implications of the Railway but his studies were to take 20 years before they were fully realised.
Von Moltke was a key thinker in the move to modern warfare and a genius on matters of transport, supply and reinforcement making the Prussian/German victories of this period possible and in the long run laying the foundation for what would become know as BlitzKrieg four decades after Von Moltke's death.
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 Helmuth Graf von Moltke, Generalfeldmarschall
Helmuth Carl Bernhard von Moltke wird am 26.
Von 1835 -1839 wurde er nach Beurlaubung aus der Armee Militärberater in der Türkei.
Moltke wird verehrt und geliebt, aber sein Vorbild verblasst allmählich.
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 All Empires - Germany (1871-1918)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Otto von Bismark's policies were very poular among traditional land owners and the ever growing class of buisness men, however they recieved very much critism from the socialist party and the catholic church.
Between 1872 and 1879, Otto von Bismark instituted a series of reforms within germany as an attempt to lower the impotance of the catholic church, this was known as the Kulturkampf (cultural struggle).
Helmuth Karl Bernhard von Moltke 1800-1891- 1800-1891, Prussian field marshal.
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 Encyclopedia: Blitzkrieg   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Its Chief of Staff, Hans von Seeckt, moved doctrine away from what he argued was an excessive focus on encirclement towards one based on speed.
Von Seeckt advocated effecting breakthroughs against the enemy's centre when it was more profitable than encirclement or where encirclement was not practical.
Generalfeldmarschall Erich von Manstein Erich von Manstein (November 24, 1887–June 10, 1973) was a lifelong professional soldier who rose to become one of the most prominent commanders of Nazi Germanys Armed Forces (Wehrmacht) during World War II; he attained the rank of Field Marshal (Generalfeldmarschall), although he was...
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