We are ready [for war], and the sooner it comes, the better… - Helmuth von Moltke the Younger

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We are ready [for war], and the sooner it comes, the better for us.

Helmuth von Moltke the Younger

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Helmuth Johannes Ludwig Graf von Moltke (25 May 1848 – 18 June 1916), also known as Moltke the Younger, was a German general who served as the Chief of the German General Staff from 1906 to 1914. He was a nephew of Field Marshal Helmuth Karl Bernhard von Moltke who is commonly called "Moltke the Elder" to differentiate the two.

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Alternative Names: Moltke the Younger • Helmuth Johann Ludwig von Moltke • Helmuth Johannes Ludwig Graf von Moltke • Graf Helmuth Johannes Ludwig von Moltke • Helmuth von Moltke

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