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Helmuth von Moltke the Elder

1800 - 1891

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Helmuth Karl Bernhard Graf von Moltke (German: [ˈhɛlmuːt fɔn ˈmɔltkə]; 26 October 1800 – 24 April 1891) was a Prussian field marshal. The chief of staff of the Prussian Army for thirty years, he is regarded as the creator of a new, more modern method of directing armies in the field and one of the finest military minds of his generation. He commanded troops in Europe and the Middle East, in the Second Schleswig War, Austro-Prussian War, and Franco-Prussian War. He is described as embodying "Prussian military organization and tactical genius". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Helmuth von Moltke the Elder is the 88th most popular military personnel (down from 81st in 2019), the 259th most popular biography from Germany (down from 210th in 2019) and the 17th most popular German Military Personnel.

Helmuth von Moltke the Elder is most famous for his military leadership during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-1871.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Helmuth von Moltke the Elder ranks 88 out of 2,058. Before him are Tadeusz Kościuszko, Norman Schwarzkopf Jr., Klaus Barbie, Wild Bill Hickok, Vasily Arkhipov, and Ivan Konev. After him are José de San Martín, Subutai, Alexander Suvorov, Albert Kesselring, Hans-Ulrich Rudel, and Walther von Brauchitsch.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1800, Helmuth von Moltke the Elder ranks 3. Before him are Friedrich Wöhler, and Thomas Babington Macaulay. After him are John Edward Gray, Millard Fillmore, Emperor Ninkō, France Prešeren, Charles Goodyear, Henry Fox Talbot, Jean-Baptiste Dumas, John Brown, and Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg. Among people deceased in 1891, Helmuth von Moltke the Elder ranks 8. Before him are Nikolaus Otto, Helena Blavatsky, Georges Seurat, Pedro II of Brazil, John A. Macdonald, and Georges-Eugène Haussmann. After him are P. T. Barnum, Herman Melville, Wilhelm Eduard Weber, Sofia Kovalevskaya, Léo Delibes, and Theo van Gogh.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Helmuth von Moltke the Elder ranks 259 out of 7,253. Before him are Johann Joachim Winckelmann (1717), Heinrich Schütz (1585), Jacob Grimm (1785), Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor (1282), Werner von Siemens (1816), and August Ferdinand Möbius (1790). After him are Anne of Cleves (1515), Hans Holbein the Younger (1497), Ferdinand von Zeppelin (1838), Ludwig Erhard (1897), Konstantin von Neurath (1873), and Albert Kesselring (1885).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Germany

Among military personnels born in Germany, Helmuth von Moltke the Elder ranks 17. Before him are Baron Munchausen (1720), Ernst Röhm (1887), Walter Model (1891), Erich Raeder (1876), Michel Ney (1769), and Klaus Barbie (1913). After him are Albert Kesselring (1885), Walther von Brauchitsch (1881), Wilhelm Canaris (1887), John of Austria (1547), Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher (1742), and Walther von Reichenau (1884).

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