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5 giorni fa · Helmuth von Moltke was the 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 offensive on the Marne in.
3 giorni fa · Western Front tactics, 1917. In 1917, during the First World War, the armies on the Western Front continued to change their fighting methods, due to the consequences of increased firepower, more automatic weapons, decentralisation of authority and the integration of specialised branches, equipment and techniques into the traditional structures ...
6 giorni fa · On 5 July 1914, Helmuth von Moltke, the Chief of the German General Staff, wrote that "Austria must beat the Serbs". Hoyos visits Berlin (5–6 July)
2 giorni fa · Therefore, the German General Staff, under Alfred von Schlieffen and then Helmuth von Moltke the Younger, planned a quick, all-out ground war on the Western Front to take France and, upon victory, Germany would turn its attention to Russia in the east.
4 giorni fa · It is this historiographical context - viz. a growing and vibrant revitalisation of military history - which provides the backdrop to Annika Mombauer's new monograph on Helmuth von Moltke, the younger.
3 mag 2024 · Alfred von Schlieffen and his successor Helmuth von Moltke the Younger saw the necessity of avoiding France’s modern military fortifications along the German-French frontier. The German plan to avoid most French fortifications meant sweeping south from France’s northern border.
18 mag 2024 · While von Emmich commanded the new Army of the Meuse, the overall leader of the expedition was Helmuth von Moltke the Younger. Moltke was the descendant of German military royalty. His uncle, the elder von Moltke, was the grand victor of the Franco-Prussian War and perceived unifier of Germany.
