Count Helmuth von Moltke

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
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gptkb:Order_of_the_Red_Eagle
gptkb:Pour_le_Mérite
gptkb:Order_of_the_Crown_(Prussia)
gptkb:Iron_Cross
gptkbp:birthDate 1800-10-26
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Parchim,_Mecklenburg-Schwerin,_Germany
gptkbp:burialPlace Kreisau, Silesia (now Krzyżowa, Poland)
gptkbp:commander gptkb:German_Army
gptkb:Prussian_Army
gptkbp:deathDate 1891-04-24
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Berlin,_Germany
gptkbp:education gptkb:Prussian_Military_Academy
gptkb:Cadet_School_in_Copenhagen
gptkbp:fullName Helmuth Karl Bernhard Graf von Moltke
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Count Helmuth von Moltke
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Alfred_von_Schlieffen
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Carl_von_Clausewitz
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Chief_of_the_Prussian_General_Staff
modernization of the Prussian army
strategic leadership in the Austro-Prussian War
strategic leadership in the Franco-Prussian War
gptkbp:language gptkb:German
gptkbp:legacy Modernized military staff organization
Pioneered use of railways in warfare
Considered one of the greatest military strategists of the 19th century
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Prussian_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkb:German_General_Staff
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:Prussian_Army
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:Field_Marshal
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:German
gptkbp:notableWork Letters from Turkey
The Franco-German War of 1870–71
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:Field_Marshal
gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:participatedIn gptkb:Austro-Prussian_War
gptkb:Franco-Prussian_War
gptkb:Second_Schleswig_War
gptkbp:portrait Helmuth von Moltke portrait.jpg
gptkbp:relative Helmuth Johann Ludwig von Moltke (nephew)
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Kreisau,_Silesia
gptkb:Berlin,_Germany
gptkbp:serviceYears 1822–1888
gptkbp:signature Helmuth von Moltke signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse Marie von Burt
gptkbp:title Graf (Count)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Helmuth_James_von_Moltke
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6