von moltke

Between 1914 and 1918, The German Empire had 3 Chiefs of the “Oberste Heeresleitung”, the High command of the German army. Helmuth von Moltke “The Younger”, led it in 1914 during the Invasion of France, and is much criticized for his over cautious attitude (especially when he transferred 2 Army...

Von Moltke was the german Chancellor during most of the 19th century, literally dying on his desk in 1889. In one hand he made the idea of the Greater Germany possible, unifying the northern German confederation, Luxembourg, Austria, Tyrol, and putting a hohenzollern in power of Hungary while...