Helmuth von Moltke the Younger
“Things have not gone well. The fighting east of Paris has not gone in our favour, and we shall have to pay for the damage we have done”
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Helmuth von Moltke the Younger
Graf Helmuth Johannes Ludwig von Moltke, also known as Moltke the Younger, was a German general and Chief of the Great German General Staff, a member of the House of Moltke. He was also the nephew of Generalfeldmarschall Graf Helmuth von Moltke the Elder, who is commonly called "Moltke the Elder" to differentiate the two.
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Born 25 May 1848 · Died 18 June 1916 · Q57130
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1916· 1 entry
Helmuth von Moltke the Younger
Died 1916-06-18.
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1914· 1 entry
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Awarded Commander Cross of the Military Order of Maria Theresa (1914).
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1913· 1 entry
Helmuth von Moltke the Younger
Moltke discarded the Germany's sole alternative to the Schlieffen Plan, the Eastern Deployment Plan, which confined hostilities to Russia alone in the event of a Russo-German conflict
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1912· 1 entry
Helmuth von Moltke the Younger
“for a long campaign, with numerous tough, protracted battles.”
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1906· 2 entries
Helmuth von Moltke the Younger
Awarded Grand Cross of the Dannebrogorder with pectoral star in diamonds (1906).
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Became chief on the retirement of Alfred von Schlieffen
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1904· 1 entry
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Moltke was made Quartermaster-General; in effect, Deputy Chief of the General Staff
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1902· 1 entry
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Awarded Grand Cross of the Order of the Dannebrog (1902).
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1898· 1 entry
Helmuth von Moltke the Younger
Became commander of the 1st Guards Infantry Brigade and in 1902, being promoted to Lieutenant General, received command of the 1st Guards Infantry Division
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1892· 1 entry
Helmuth von Moltke the Younger
Awarded Commander 2nd Class of the Order of Philip the Magnanimous (1892).
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1891· 1 entry
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On the death of his uncle, Moltke became aide-de-camp to Emperor Wilhelm II, thus becoming part of the Emperor's inner circle
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1882· 1 entry
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Became personal adjutant to his uncle, who was then Chief of the General Staff
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1848· 1 entry
Helmuth von Moltke the Younger
Born 1848-05-25.
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