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Alfred von Schlieffen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Description, Alfred Graf von Schliefen.jpg. Deutsch: Alfred Graf von Schlieffen in dem Habit des Schwarzen Adler Ordens. Date. 1890(1890) ...
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Alfred von Schlieffen was born in Berlin, Germany, in 1833. He attended the Berlin War Academy (1858-61) and was a staff officer during the Austro-Prussian War (1866). In 1891 Schlieffen replaced Helmuth von Moltke as Chief of General Staff.
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In 1884 Schlieffen became head of the military history section of the general staff, replacing Alfred, Graf von Waldersee as chief of the Great General ...
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In the tradition of the Prussian officer corps, Schlieffen was a professional soldier who considered political questions beyond his responsibility. As chief of the German general staff from 1891 through 1905 he developed the famous Schlieffen plan. ... Yahoo! Education > Reference > Encyclopedia > Schlieffen, Alfred, Graf von...
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Encyclopedia article about Schlieffen, Alfred, Graf von. Information about Schlieffen, Alfred, Graf von in the Columbia Encyclopedia, Computer Desktop Encyclopedia, computing dictionary. ... Schlieffen plan. According to the plan, Germany could solve the problem of war on two fronts by first defeating France in a...
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Von Schlieffen became cold, distant and sarcastic following his wife's death in 1872. He was a brilliant scientific strategist who paid little attention to moral considerations of war. He died in 1911 in his hometown of Berlin, his last words reportedly being, "Remember to keep the right wing strong."
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Schlieffen's neglect of the moral factor met with some criticism from within the German military establishment, notably from von Bernhardi and von der Goltz, but, as head of the historical section of the German General Staff from 1884 to 1891 and Chief of the General Staff from 1891 to 1906, Schlieffen was the...
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