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Helmuth von Moltke the Younger

1848 - 1916

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Graf Helmuth Johannes Ludwig von Moltke (German: [ˈhɛlmuːt fɔn ˈmɔltkə]; 25 May 1848 – 18 June 1916), 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 Karl Bernhard von Moltke, who is commonly called "Moltke the Elder" to differentiate the two. Upon becoming the head of the General Staff, Moltke led the German Army from 1 January 1906 to 14 September 1914 during the opening months of World War I. His legacy remains a matter of controversy, due to his involvement in Germany's decision to go to war and in the execution of the invasion of France and Belgium that culminated in the First Battle of the Marne. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Helmuth von Moltke the Younger is the 187th most popular military personnel (down from 169th in 2019), the 488th most popular biography from Germany (down from 410th in 2019) and the 40th most popular German Military Personnel.

Helmuth von Moltke the Younger is most famous for his military leadership in the Franco-Prussian War.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Helmuth von Moltke the Younger ranks 187 out of 2,058Before him are Michiel de Ruyter, Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, Viscount of Turenne, Ernst Busch, Alois Brunner, Joachim Peiper, and Joseph P. Kennedy Jr.. After him are Felix Steiner, Aleksandr Vasilevsky, Desmond Doss, Paul Hausser, Maxime Weygand, and Abraha.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1848, Helmuth von Moltke the Younger ranks 12Before him are Otto of Bavaria, Johann Palisa, Otto Lilienthal, Joris-Karl Huysmans, Gustave Caillebotte, and Hugo de Vries. After him are Albert I, Prince of Monaco, Arthur Balfour, Tōgō Heihachirō, Aleksey Kuropatkin, Viktor Vasnetsov, and Robert I, Duke of Parma. Among people deceased in 1916, Helmuth von Moltke the Younger ranks 24Before him are Sholem Aleichem, Henry James, Umberto Boccioni, Natsume Sōseki, Hiram Maxim, and Ivan Franko. After him are Charles de Foucauld, Karl Schwarzschild, Enrique Granados, Eduard Strauss, Émile Verhaeren, and Max Reger.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Helmuth von Moltke the Younger ranks 488 out of 7,253Before him are Franz Brentano (1838), Johann Wolfgang Döbereiner (1780), Gregor Strasser (1892), George, Duke of Brunswick-Calenberg (1582), Roland Freisler (1893), and Elisabeth of Bavaria, Queen of Belgium (1876). After him are Wilhelmine Amalia of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1673), Heinrich Hoffmann (1885), Josef Kramer (1906), Franz Stuck (1863), Frederick III, Elector of Saxony (1463), and Roman Herzog (1934).

Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Germany

Among military personnels born in Germany, Helmuth von Moltke the Younger ranks 40Before him are Hermann Fegelein (1906), Michael Wittmann (1914), Hans Krebs (1898), Maurice de Saxe (1696), Ernst Busch (1885), and Joachim Peiper (1915). After him are Paul Hausser (1880), Georg von Küchler (1881), Alfred von Schlieffen (1833), Henning von Tresckow (1901), Dietrich von Choltitz (1894), and Kurt Meyer (1910).