Wilhelm von Moltke the Elder

GPTKB entity

Statements (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_leadership
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Prussian_General_Staff
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Iron_Cross
gptkb:Order_of_the_Crown_(Prussia)
gptkb:Order_of_the_White_Eagle
gptkbp:birth_date 1800-05-26
gptkbp:children gptkb:Hermann_von_Moltke
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Austro-Prussian_War
gptkb:Franco-Prussian_War
gptkbp:contributed_to gptkb:German_Empire
gptkbp:death_date 1891-04-24
gptkbp:education Military Academy in Berlin
gptkbp:historical_significance unification of Germany
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Wilhelm von Moltke the Elder
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:military_logistics
gptkb:military_strategy
gptkb:defense_policy
military theory
strategic studies
modern military strategy
combined arms operations
NATO military strategy
military history studies
modern warfare principles
strategic mobility
operational art
war planning
military education reforms
German military doctrine
European military thought
20th-century military leaders
general staff system
command and control in military operations
gptkbp:inspired Moltke's doctrine
gptkbp:known_for Prussian military reforms
gptkbp:legacy Moltke's legacy in military history
gptkbp:military_branch gptkb:Prussian_Army
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:German
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Königgrätz
gptkb:Battle_of_Sedan
gptkb:Siege_of_Paris
gptkbp:place_of_birth Parchim, Mecklenburg-Schwerin
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:Berlin,_Germany
gptkbp:portrayed_in historical films
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Helmuth_von_Moltke_the_Younger
gptkbp:rank gptkb:Field_Marshal
gptkbp:served_in gptkb:King_Frederick_William_IV_of_Prussia
gptkb:Otto_von_Bismarck
gptkb:Emperor_Wilhelm_I
gptkbp:service_years 1822-1888
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Marie_von_Moltke
gptkbp:strategic_goals Auftragstaktik
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Alfred_von_Schlieffen
gptkbp:wrote military treatises
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Knight's_Cross_of_the_Iron_Cross
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4