Gerhard Johann David von Scharnhorst (12 November 1755 – 28 June 1813) was a Hanoverian-born general in Prussian service from 1801. As the first Chief of the Prussian General Staff , he was noted for his military theories, his reforms of the Prussian army, and his leadership during the Napoleonic Wars .
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Gerhard Johann David von Scharnhorst (12 November 1755 – 28 June 1813) was a Hanoverian-born general in Prussian service from 1801. As the first Chief of the Prussian General Staff , he was noted for his military theories, his reforms of the Prussian army, and his leadership during the Napoleonic Wars .
Gerhard Johann David von Scharnhorst, (born Nov. 12, 1755, Bordenau, Hanover—died June 28, 1813, Prague), Prussian general who developed the modern general staff system. With another reformer of army procedures, August von Gneisenau, he devised the “shrinkage system” ( Krümpersystem ), in which army recruits were quickly trained and sent ...
Without Gerhard von Scharnhorst, it is unlikely there would be a Carl von Clausewitz. An officer with extraordinary talents and intellect, and an even more remarkable fate, Scharnhorst forever changed the path of the Prussian Army, molded the idea of the Prusso-German General Staff, and forged some of the most influential concepts in the realm ...
Gerhard Johann David Scharnhorst, ab 1802 von Scharnhorst (* 12. November 1755 in Bordenau bei Hannover; † 28. Juni 1813 in Prag ), war ein preußischer General und Militärreformer. Während der Stein-Hardenbergschen Reformen modernisierte er zusammen mit August Neidhardt von Gneisenau die Preußische Armee im Sinne der Aufklärung, schaffte ...
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One of the most remarkable examples of successful military mentorship and of a deeply committed personal and professional relationship was between Carl von Clausewitz and Gerhard von Scharnhorst. Clausewitz—the celebrated Prussian military theorist and author of On War— owed his entire career and renown to his mentor, teacher, and military ...
The Prussian general Gerhard Johann David von Scharnhorst (1755-1813) rebuilt the Prussian army after its collapse at Jena in 1806. On Nov. 12, 1755, G. J. D. von Scharnhorst was born in Bordenau, the son of a former sergeant.
Gerhard Johann David von Scharnhorst was a Hanoverian-born general in Prussian service from 1801. As the first Chief of the Prussian General Staff, he was noted for his military theories, his reforms of the Prussian army, and his leadership during the Napoleonic Wars.
Gerhard Johann David Waitz von Scharnhorst (12 November 1755 – 28 June 1813) was a general in Prussian service, Chief of the Prussian General Staff, noted for both his writings, his reforms of the Prussian army, and his leadership during the Napoleonic Wars .
Location. Unter den Linden, Berlin, Germany. The Scharnhorst Memorial on Unter den Linden avenue in Berlin 's Mitte district commemorates the Prussian military reformer and freedom fighter Gerhard von Scharnhorst (1755–1813). Created from 1819 to 1822 by Christian Daniel Rauch in neoclassical style, it is a masterpiece of the Berlin school of ...
Part nine of our series highlighting the careers of ten of the greatest generals of the Napoleonic Wars looks at General Gerhard von Scharnhorst, not only one of the best staff officers of the age, but a military theoretician and reformer who paved the way for Prussia's success in the 'War of German Liberation' of 1813.
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Gerhard Johann David von Scharnhorst was a Hanoverian-born general in Prussian service from 1801. As the first Chief of the Prussian General... Wikipedia
- November 12, 1755, Neustadt am Rübenberge, Germany
- June 28, 1813, Prague, Czech Republic
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