Prussian army

GPTKB entity

Properties (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military organization
gptkbp:activeDuring 1701
1918
gptkbp:alliance Austro-Prussian_War_allies
Franco-Prussian_War_allies
gptkbp:dissolved Treaty of Versailles
gptkbp:established gptkb:Frederick_I_of_Prussia
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Berlin
gptkbp:historicalSignificance influence on military strategy
development of the general staff system
foundation of modern military organization
impact on World War I strategies
role_in_German_unification
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Prussian army
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:German_Wars_of_Unification
Napoleonic Wars
gptkbp:knownFor military efficiency
general staff system
use of conscription
gptkbp:language German
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:Field_Marshal
Brigadier General
Captain
Colonel
General
Lieutenant
Major
Private
Sergeant
Corporal
land forces
gptkbp:motto “Gott mit uns”
gptkbp:notableBattle Battle of Sedan
Battle of Jena-Auerstedt
Battle of Königgrätz
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Helmuth_von_Moltke_the_Elder
gptkb:Frederick_the_Great
flanking maneuvers
rapid mobilization
use of railways
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Kingdom_of_Prussia
gptkbp:reform 1806
1866
1914
gptkbp:size over 1 million at peak
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Reichswehr
Wehrmacht
gptkbp:uniform dark blue