General von Steinmetz the Younger

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military officer
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Order_of_the_Star_of_Romania
gptkb:Iron_Cross
Order of the Red Eagle
gptkbp:birthDate 1796-12-20
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Invalids'_Cemetery,_Berlin
gptkbp:careerEnd 1874
gptkbp:careerStart 1813
gptkbp:children 3
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:1st_Army_Corps
gptkbp:contributedTo gptkb:German_unification
gptkbp:deathDate 1874-03-24
gptkbp:education gptkb:Military_Academy,_Berlin
gptkbp:historicalRole gptkb:General_in_the_Prussian_Army
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Prussian_military_leader
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label General von Steinmetz the Younger
gptkbp:influenced German_military_doctrine
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Clausewitz
gptkb:Frederick_the_Great
Napoleon Bonaparte
gptkbp:involvedIn Military diplomacy
gptkbp:knownFor Military reforms
Leadership in wars
gptkbp:legacy Influence on modern military tactics
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:Prussian_General_Staff
gptkb:Prussian_Military_Academy
General der Infanterie
Defensive tactics
Combined arms operations
Offensive operations
Logistics and supply lines
Use of reserves
Adaptation to terrain
Flexibility in command
Decisive battles
Coordination of arms
Morale_and_leadership
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Prussian
gptkbp:notableBattle Battle of Sedan
Battle of Königgrätz
gptkbp:participatedIn gptkb:Austro-Prussian_War
gptkb:Franco-Prussian_War
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Breslau
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Berlin
gptkbp:posthumousRecognition Military honors
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:General_von_Moltke
gptkbp:rank General
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:German_Wars_of_Unification
gptkb:Otto_von_Bismarck
gptkb:King_Wilhelm_I_of_Prussia
Napoleonic Wars
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:Prussian_Army
gptkbp:serviceYears 1813-1874
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Marie_von_Steinmetz
gptkbp:strategicGoals Concentration of forces
Rapid mobilization
gptkbp:successor gptkb:General_von_Manstein