Helmuth von Moltke the Elder Military person

Helmuth Karl Bernhard Graf von Moltke (26 October 1800, Parchim, Mecklenburg-Schwerin – 24 April 1891) was a German 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. He is often referred to as Moltke the Elder to distinguish him from his nephew Helmuth Johann Ludwig von Moltke, who commanded the German Army at the outbreak of World War I.

Personal facts

Birth date	October 26, 1800
Birth place	Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin , Parchim
Date of death	April 24, 1891

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allegiance	Denmark-Norway border20px Ottoman Empire
military operations	Second Schleswig War Franco-Prussian War Austro-Prussian War Battle of Nezib
service start	1819
service end	1888