Graf Helmuth Karl Bernhard von Moltke (26 October 1800 to 24 April 1891) was a Prussian Generalfeldmarschall. 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 the Middle East and then in Europe during the Second Schleswig War, the Austro-Prussian War and the Franco-Prussian War, and is described as embodying Prussian military organization and tactical genius.
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Moltke commanded Prussian and German forces in this war as chief of the Prussian General Staff.
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He commanded troops in the Middle-East and then in Europe during the Second Schleswig War, Austro-Prussian War, and Franco-Prussian War.
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26 October 1800 - 24 April 1891
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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.
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26 October 1800-24 April 1891
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Field Marshal Helmuth von Moltke remained in good health until he died at his home in Berlin on 24 April 1891 after a short illness.
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He is notably the earliest-born human whose recorded voice is preserved, being born in the year 1800.
Participant In: Franco-Prussian War, Lead section
He commanded troops in the Middle-East and then in Europe during the Second Schleswig War, Austro-Prussian War, and Franco-Prussian War.
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Graf Helmuth Karl Bernhard von Moltke (German: [ˈhɛlmuːt fɔn ˈmɔltkə]; 26 October 1800 - 24 April 1891) was a Prussian Generalfeldmarschall.
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