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Helmuth von Moltke the Younger

From The Great War On This Day
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Helmuth Johann Ludwig von Moltke (23 May 1848 – 18 June 1916), also known as Moltke the Younger, was a nephew of Generalfeldmarschall (Field Marshal) Helmuth Karl Bernhard von Moltke, and served as the Chief of the German General Staff from 1906 to 1914. The two are often differentiated as Moltke the Younger (the nephew) and Moltke the Elder (the uncle).[1]

Helmuth von Moltke the Younger, pre 1914

Timeline of events (from source material contemporary with the Great War from a British perspective).

1914

25 October Illness is announced.
10 December Supersession is announced.

References

  1. "Helmuth von Moltke the Younger". Wikipedia: The free encyclopaedia. Accessed 28 January, 2018
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