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Helmuth von Moltke, (born May 25, 1848, Gersdorff, Mecklenburg [Germany]—died June 18, 1916, Berlin), chief of the German General Staff at the outbreak of World War I. His modification of the German attack plan in the west and his inability to retain control of his rapidly advancing armies significantly contributed to the halt of the German ...

Moltke was the grandnephew of Helmuth von Moltke the Younger and the great-grandnephew of Helmuth von Moltke the Elder, the victorious commander in the Austro-Prussian and Franco-Prussian Wars, from whom he inherited the Kreisau estate in Prussian Silesia, now Krzyżowa in Poland.

History & Society Helmuth von Moltke German general [1800–1891] Cite External Websites Also known as: Helmuth Karl Bernhard, Count von Moltke Written by Cyril Nelson Barclay Brigadier, The Cameronians ( Scottish Rifles ). Editor, The Army Quarterly and Defence Journal, 1950–66; coeditor, Brassey's Annual: The Armed Forces Year Book, 1950–69.

He is often referred to as Moltke the Elder to distinguish him from his nephew Helmuth von Moltke the Younger (Helmuth Johann Ludwig von Moltke), who commanded the German Army at the outbreak of the First World War.

As a result of all the evidence that she has uncovered - and it must be acknowledged that the archival base of this study is very impressive - it is none too surprising that Dr Mombauer concludes that the younger Moltke played a significant part in causing the First World War.

Moltke, Gen Helmuth von, ‘the Younger’ (1848–1916). Source: The Oxford Companion to Military History Author(s): Arden Bucholz. Moltke ‘the Younger’ grew up and lived his life in the shadow of his famous uncle, known as ‘the Elder’. ...

Helmuth Johann Ludwig von Moltke (1848-1916 Moltke the Younger) Chief of the German General Staff 1906-1914. Photograph: Universal History Archive/Getty Images. Helmuth von Moltke’s...

SHOW ALL QUESTIONS. Helmuth Johannes Ludwig Graf von Moltke ( German: [ˈhɛlmuːt fɔn ˈmɔltkə]; 25 May 1848 – 18 June 1916), also known as Moltke the Younger, was a German general and Chief of the Great German General Staff, a member of the House of Moltke. He was also the nephew of Generalfeldmarschall Graf Helmuth Karl Bernhard von ...