Gustav von Moltke

GPTKB entity

Properties (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Military Leader
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Helmuth_von_Moltke_the_Younger
gptkb:Otto_von_Bismarck
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Iron_Cross
Order of the Red Eagle
Order of the Black Eagle
Order of Saint John
gptkbp:birthDate 1800-10-26
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Invalidenfriedhof,_Berlin
gptkbp:children 3
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Prussian_Army
gptkbp:contributedTo gptkb:German_unification
gptkbp:deathDate 1891-04-18
gptkbp:education gptkb:Military_Academy_in_Berlin
gptkbp:foughtIn gptkb:Austro-Prussian_War
gptkb:Franco-Prussian_War
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Influence on future military leaders
Development of modern military doctrine
Key figure in 19th-century warfare
Architect_of_German_victories
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Gustav von Moltke
gptkbp:influenced Modern military strategy
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Carl_von_Clausewitz
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Chief_of_the_General_Staff_of_the_Prussian_Army
Operational mobility
Railway_logistics_in_warfare
gptkbp:legacy Influence on military theory
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:Prussian_Army
Concentration of forces
Decentralized command
Encirclement tactics
Rapid mobilization
gptkbp:nationality German
gptkbp:nickname The Elder
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Franco-Prussian_War
Battle of Königgrätz
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Parchim,_Germany
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Berlin,_Germany
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Albrecht_von_Roon
gptkbp:rank gptkb:Field_Marshal
gptkbp:serviceYears 1822-1888
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Marie_von_Moltke
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Helmuth_von_Moltke_the_Younger
gptkbp:wrote Strategic Studies
Military History
On War
Military Memoirs
Letters and Reports