Helmuth von Moltke the Younger
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Helmuth von Moltke the Younger was a Prussian field marshal and Chief of the German General Staff whose cautious leadership at the outset of World War I shaped Germany’s early war strategy and the execution of the Schlieffen Plan.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Helmuth von Moltke the Younger canonical | 12 |
| Helmuth Johannes Ludwig von Moltke | 1 |
| Moltke the Younger | 1 |
| von Moltke | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T788968 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Helmuth von Moltke the Younger Context triple: [German General Staff, notableMember, Helmuth von Moltke the Younger]
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Helmuth von Moltke the Elder
Helmuth von Moltke the Elder was a 19th-century Prussian field marshal and military strategist best known for reorganizing the Prussian army and leading it to victory in the wars of German unification.
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Alfred von Schlieffen
Alfred von Schlieffen was a German field marshal and military strategist best known for devising the Schlieffen Plan, Germany’s pre–World War I strategy for a two-front war.
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Hans von Seeckt
Hans von Seeckt was a German military officer best known for reorganizing and leading the post–World War I Reichswehr, laying the groundwork for Germany’s later military resurgence.
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Field Marshal Georg von Küchler
Field Marshal Georg von Küchler was a senior German Wehrmacht commander during World War II, best known for leading major operations on the Eastern Front.
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Colmar Freiherr von der Goltz
Colmar Freiherr von der Goltz was a prominent Prussian field marshal and military theorist who served as a senior German advisor and commander in the Ottoman Empire during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Helmuth von Moltke the Younger Target entity description: Helmuth von Moltke the Younger was a Prussian field marshal and Chief of the German General Staff whose cautious leadership at the outset of World War I shaped Germany’s early war strategy and the execution of the Schlieffen Plan.
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A.
Helmuth von Moltke the Elder
Helmuth von Moltke the Elder was a 19th-century Prussian field marshal and military strategist best known for reorganizing the Prussian army and leading it to victory in the wars of German unification.
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B.
Alfred von Schlieffen
Alfred von Schlieffen was a German field marshal and military strategist best known for devising the Schlieffen Plan, Germany’s pre–World War I strategy for a two-front war.
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C.
Hans von Seeckt
Hans von Seeckt was a German military officer best known for reorganizing and leading the post–World War I Reichswehr, laying the groundwork for Germany’s later military resurgence.
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D.
Field Marshal Georg von Küchler
Field Marshal Georg von Küchler was a senior German Wehrmacht commander during World War II, best known for leading major operations on the Eastern Front.
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E.
Colmar Freiherr von der Goltz
Colmar Freiherr von der Goltz was a prominent Prussian field marshal and military theorist who served as a senior German advisor and commander in the Ottoman Empire during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chief of the German General Staff
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German general ⓘ Prussian field marshal ⓘ human ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Wilhelm II, German Emperor ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Iron Cross 1st Class
ⓘ
surface form:
Iron Cross, 1st class
Order of the Black Eagle ⓘ Prussian Order of the Crown ⓘ
surface form:
Order of the Crown (Prussia)
Order of the Red Eagle ⓘ Pour le Mérite ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1848-05-25 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Biendorf
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Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Invalidenfriedhof, Berlin
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surface form:
Invalids' Cemetery, Berlin
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| causeOfDeath | stroke ⓘ |
| conflict |
Franco-Prussian War
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World War I ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
German Empire
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Prussia ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Prussia
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| deathDate | 1916-06-18 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Berlin
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Prussia ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Prussia
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| education |
Prussian military academy
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surface form:
Prussian Cadet Corps
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| endTime | 1914 ⓘ |
| familyName |
Helmuth von Moltke the Younger
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
von Moltke
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| givenName |
Helmuth
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Johannes ⓘ Ludwig ⓘ |
| ideology | monarchism ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
Imperial German Army
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Prussian Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank |
General der Infanterie
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Generaloberst ⓘ |
| name |
Helmuth von Moltke the Younger
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Helmuth Johannes Ludwig von Moltke
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| nativeLanguage | German ⓘ |
| nickname |
Helmuth von Moltke the Younger
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Moltke the Younger
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| notableEvent |
First Battle of the Marne
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German invasion of Belgium in 1914 ⓘ outbreak of World War I ⓘ |
| notableFor |
altering the original Schlieffen Plan
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cautious leadership at the outset of World War I ⓘ |
| notableWork | modification and implementation of the Schlieffen Plan ⓘ |
| occupation | military officer ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Chief of the German General Staff ⓘ |
| relative | Helmuth von Moltke the Elder ⓘ |
| relativeType | uncle ⓘ |
| roleInEvent | directed early German operations on the Western Front in 1914 ⓘ |
| serviceEntryYear | 1869 ⓘ |
| startTime | 1906 ⓘ |
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Subject: Helmuth von Moltke the Younger Description of subject: Helmuth von Moltke the Younger was a Prussian field marshal and Chief of the German General Staff whose cautious leadership at the outset of World War I shaped Germany’s early war strategy and the execution of the Schlieffen Plan.
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