MOLTKE, HELMUTH JOHANNES LUDWIG, GRAF VON

hĕlˈmoot yōhäˈnəs lootˈvĭkh gräf fən môltˈkə, 1848–1916, German army officer. He fought in the Franco-Prussian War (1870–71) and became adjutant to his uncle, Field Marshal H. K. B. von Moltke, in 1882. A favorite of Emperor William II, he succeeded Alfred von Schlieffen as chief of general staff in 1906. Shortly before the outbreak of World War I, Moltke modified his predecessor's famous plan by withdrawing several divisions from the right wing of the potential Western front, in order to reinforce the left. This revision weakened the initial attack on France when war broke out. On Sept. 14, 1914, Moltke was succeeded as chief of staff by General Erich von Falkenhayn.

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Who's Who in Twentieth Century Warfare
Book by Spencer C. Tucker; Routledge, 2001
Subjects: Military Art And Science--History--20th Century, Military Biography--Dictionaries, Military History, Modern--20th Century--Biography--Dictionaries
...engine problems and crashed (November 1941). Moltke, Graf Helmuth Johannes Ludwig von (1848-1916) German general. Nephew of Helmuth von Moltke ("the Elder"), who led Prussian armies...
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The Nemesis of Power: The German Army in Politics, 1918-1945
Book by John W. Wheeler-Bennett; St. Martins Press, 1954
Subjects: Germany--Heer--Political Activity, Germany--Politics And Government--1918-33, Germany--Politics And Government--1933-45
...3 Lieutenant-General Erich von Falkenhayn 1861- 1922 , Prussian...theories. 4 Colonel-General Graf Helmuth Johannes Ludwig von Moltke 1848-1916 , Chief of the Great...Marshal, he succeeded General Graf von Schlieffen as the head of...
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American Intelligence and the German Resistance to Hitler: A Documentary History
Book by Jürgen Heidekinq, Christof Mauch, Marc Frey; Westview Press, 1996
Subjects: Anti-Nazi movement--History--Sources, United States--Office of Strategic Services--History--Sources, World War, 1939-1945--Military intelligence--United States, World War, 1939-1945--Secret service--United States--History--Sources
...Hassell Ulrich von Hassell , Dr...Carlo Mierendorff , Graf Helmuth James von Moltke, Gustav Noske...Hans Eduard Popitz Johannes Popitz , Ernst...Heinrich Schaeder, Graf Friedrich Werner...zu Solz, Hans Ludwig, David Carl Maximilian...
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The Spirit of 1914: Militarism, Myth and Mobilization in Germany
Book by Jeffrey Verhey; Cambridge University Press, 2000
Subjects: Germany--Armed Forces--Mobilization--History--20th Century, Militarism--Germany--History--20th Century, Nationalism--Germany--History--20th Century, World War, 1914-1918--Germany
...Freiheit, in Adolph von Harnack, Otto Hintze...Die deutsche Erhebung von 1914. Vortrage und...Stuttgart, 1969. Moltke, Graf Helmuth Johann Ludwig von. Erinnerungen, Briefe...Stuttgart, 1922. Muller, Johannes. Der Krieg als religioses...
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World Military Leaders: A Collective and Comparative Analysis
Book by Mostafa Rejai, Kay Phillips; Praeger Publishers, 1996
Subjects: Command Of Troops, Military Biography, Psychology, Military, Sociology, Military
...1970 Germany/ Prussia Carl von Clausewitz, 1780-1831 Helmuth Karl Bernhard Graf von Moltke, 1800-1891 Paul Ludwig Hans Anton von Beneckendorf und von Hindenburg...Ludendorff, 1865-1937 Erwin Johannes Eugen Rommel, 1891-1944 Israel...
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Moltke, Helmuth Johannes Ludwig, Graf Von
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MOLTKE, HELMUTH JOHANNES LUDWIG, GRAF VON hel moot yoha n s loot vikh graf f n molt k , 1848 1916, German army...uncle, Field Marshal H. K. B. von Moltke, in 1882. A favorite of Emperor...


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