Die edelsten Tugenden der Menschen entfalten sich im Krieg! - Helmuth von Moltke the Elder

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Die edelsten Tugenden der Menschen entfalten sich im Krieg!

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About Helmuth von Moltke the Elder

Field Marshal Helmuth Karl Bernhard Graf von Moltke (26 October 1800 – 24 April 1891) was Chief of Staff of the Prussian General Staff from 1857 to 1871 and then of the Great General Staff (GGS) from 1871 to 1888. He was an architect of Germany's Wars of Unification (1864–71). He is often referred to as Moltke the Elder to distinguish him from his nephew, Helmuth Johann Ludwig von Moltke.

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Native Name: Helmuth Karl Bernhard Graf von Moltke
Alternative Names: Helmuth Karl Bernhard von Moltke H. K. B. von Moltke Count von Moltke Count Helmuth von Moltke
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