General von Moltke the Elder

GPTKB entity

Statements (41)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_leadership
gptkbp:associated_with Prussian military reforms
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Order_of_the_Crown_of_Italy
gptkb:Order_of_the_White_Eagle
gptkbp:birth_date 1800-05-26
gptkbp:birth_place Parchim, Mecklenburg-Schwerin
gptkbp:children gptkb:3
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:1st_Army_Corps
gptkb:2nd_Army_Corps
gptkb:Army_of_the_Elbe
gptkbp:contributed_to Military theory
gptkbp:death_date 1891-04-24
gptkbp:death_place gptkb:Berlin,_Germany
gptkbp:education Military Academy in Berlin
gptkbp:fought_in gptkb:Danish_War
gptkb:Seven_Weeks'_War
World War I (indirectly through strategies)
gptkbp:historical_period gptkb:19th_century
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label General von Moltke the Elder
gptkbp:influenced German military strategy
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Carl_von_Clausewitz
gptkbp:innovation Telegraph communication
Railway logistics
gptkbp:involved_in German unification
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:Chief_of_the_General_Staff_of_the_Prussian_Army
gptkbp:legacy Modern military strategy
gptkbp:military_branch gptkb:Prussian_Army
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:German
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Elder
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Austro-Prussian_War
gptkb:Franco-Prussian_War
gptkbp:portrayed_in Films and literature
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Helmuth_von_Moltke_the_Younger
gptkbp:rank gptkb:Field_Marshal
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:General_Staff
gptkbp:service_years 1822-1888
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Marie_von_Moltke
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Alfred_von_Schlieffen
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_King’s_Man
gptkb:Battle_of_Paris
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5