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While reading Gerhard P. Groß's book "Mythos und Wirklichkeit" I came across a figure of 162 officers working on the general staff during Schlieffen's time. Now I have found a figure of 120 officers working on the general staff in 1913 in Iris Freifrau von Hoyningen-Huene's book "Adel in der Weimarer Republik".
I sadly have no other books at hand to confirm either number. So does anyone know if the numbers are correct and if so why was the general staff reduced in seize? In Groß's book it sounded as if the officers during Schlieffen's time already had their hands full and I doubt things got easier during Moltke's time.