Friedrich von Moltke

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military leader
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Iron_Cross
gptkb:Order_of_the_Crown_(Prussia)
Order of the Red Eagle
Order of the Black Eagle
gptkbp:birthDate 1800-04-26
gptkbp:birthPlace Parchim,_Mecklenburg-Schwerin
gptkbp:burialPlace Ehrenfriedhof, Kiel
gptkbp:contribution development of railway logistics in warfare
emphasis on mobility in warfare
use of telegraph in military operations
planning_of_the_German_unification_wars
gptkbp:deathDate 1891-04-24
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Kiel,_Germany
gptkbp:famousQuote "War is a continuation of politics by other means."
"No plan survives contact with the enemy."
"The art of war is to gain the enemy's confidence."
"Strategy is a system of expedients."
"The greatest general is he who makes the fewest mistakes."
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Helmuth_Karl_Bernhard_von_Moltke
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Friedrich von Moltke
gptkbp:influenced modern military strategy
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Carl_von_Clausewitz
gptkbp:knownFor Prussian_military_reforms
gptkbp:legacy influence on modern military education
Moltke's_doctrine_of_war
influence_on_NATO_military_strategy
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:Prussian_Army
Moltke's_principles_of_war
gptkbp:nationality German
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:German_General_Staff
gptkbp:rank gptkb:Field_Marshal
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:Austro-Prussian_War
gptkb:Franco-Prussian_War
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Marie_von_Moltke