Helmuth von Moltke the Elder

Helmuth von Moltke the Elder

Graf Helmuth Karl Bernhard von Moltke was a Prussian Generalfeldmarschall. The chief of staff of the Prussian Army for thirty years, he is regarded as the creator of a new, more modern method of directing armies in the field and one of the finest military minds of his generation. He commanded troops in Europe and the Middle East, in the Second Schleswig War, Austro-Prussian War, and Franco-Prussian War.

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Lifespan
1800 – 1891
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Background

Born in
Parchim
Educated at
Prussian Military Academy
Awards
🏆 Order of the Black Eagle🏆 Lifesaving Medal🏆 Order of Saint Stephen of Hungary🏆 Order of the White Eagle🏆 Order of St. Andrew

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  • 1800

    Born

    Birth
  • 1891

    Died

    Death

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