Moltke the Elder

GPTKB entity

Statements (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military leader
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:German_Empire
Prussian_military_history
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Order_of_the_Crown
Order of the Red Eagle
Order of the Black Eagle
gptkbp:birthDate 1800-05-26
gptkbp:contributedTo Military theory
gptkbp:deathDate 1891-04-24
gptkbp:descendant Moltke_family
gptkbp:education gptkb:Military_Academy_in_Berlin
gptkbp:famousFor Rapid mobilization
Decentralized command structure
Use of railways in warfare
Planning and executing campaigns
Flexibility in military operations
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Helmuth_von_Moltke
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Architect_of_German_unification_through_military_means
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Moltke the Elder
gptkbp:influence Modern warfare
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:German_General_Staff_system
Military education
Strategic planning
Military doctrine
Operational planning
Command and control systems
Military logistics
Military history studies
Military leadership principles
Military strategy development
War games and simulations
International military relations
Tactics in battle
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Clausewitz
Napoleon Bonaparte
gptkbp:influenceOn World War II strategies
World War I strategies
gptkbp:knownFor Prussian_military_reforms
gptkbp:legacy Modern military organization
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:Prussian_Army
gptkbp:nationality German
gptkbp:notableFeature Chief of the General Staff
gptkbp:parent Anna_von_Moltke
Johann_Heinrich_von_Moltke
gptkbp:participatedIn gptkb:Austro-Prussian_War
gptkb:Franco-Prussian_War
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Parchim,_Germany
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Berlin,_Germany
gptkbp:rank gptkb:Field_Marshal
gptkbp:serviceYears 1822-1888
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Marie_von_Moltke
gptkbp:strategicGoals Operational art
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Helmuth_von_Moltke_the_Younger
gptkbp:wrote Memoirs
Military dispatches