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August Wilhelm Antonius Graf [1] Neidhardt von Gneisenau [2] (27 October 1760 – 23 August 1831) was a Prussian field marshal. He was a prominent figure in the reform of the Prussian military and the War of Liberation .
The Gneisenau Memorial on Bebelplatz green space in Berlin's Mitte district commemorates the Prussian field marshal and freedom fighter August Neidhardt von Gneisenau (1760–1831). Created from 1840 to 1855 by Christian Daniel Rauch in neoclassical style, it is a piece of the Berlin school of sculpture.
Heino Heinrich Graf von Flemming; Frederick III, German Emperor; ... August Neidhardt von Gneisenau; Colmar Freiherr von der Goltz; Friedrich Wilhelm von Grumbkow; H.
General Helmuth von Moltke the Elder, Chief of the General Staff from 1857 to 1888. In 1857, Helmuth von Moltke the Elder, a widely travelled officer who was a confidante of King William I, was appointed Chief of the General Staff. Under his control, the existing staff system was expanded and consolidated.
Karl Georg Albrecht Ernst von Hake; Prince Henry of Prussia (1781–1846) Johann von Hinrichs; Karl Friedrich Bernhard Hellmuth von Hobe; Friedrich Ludwig, Prince of Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen; Heinrich Wilhelm von Horn
Claus von Bredow, bearb., Historische Rang- und Stammliste des deutschen Heeres (1905) Hermann Cron et al., Ruhmeshalle unserer alten Armee (Berlin, 1935) A. Niemann, Der französische Feldzug 1870-1871 (Verlag des Bibliographischen Instituts, Hildburghausen, 1871)
Blücher and his chief of staff, August Neidhardt von Gneisenau, thinking that the day's fighting was ended, went to the château. They were nearly made prisoners when some of Victor's infantry led by Louis Huguet-Chateau slipped up to the château by an unguarded road and seized the place. [ 24 ]
SMS Scharnhorst Scharnhorst steaming at high speed, c. 1907–1908 History German Empire Name Scharnhorst Namesake Gerhard von Scharnhorst Laid down 22 March 1905 Launched 23 March 1906 Commissioned 24 October 1907 Fate Sunk in action, Battle of the Falkland Islands, 8 December 1914 General characteristics Class and type Scharnhorst -class armored cruiser Displacement 12,985 t (12,780 long ...