FW241 General Helmuth von Moltke First Legion- The Renaissance Like all the other defenders

Like all the other defenders he died on the morning of March 6

Blanket Roll

’ Shrewdly he reckoned it was cheaper to build and garrison the wall and its many forts along his northern border than keep a huge standing army there

Kneeling Firing Rifleman

FW241 General Helmuth von Moltke First Legion- The Renaissance Like all the other defendersHelmuth von Moltke (1848 1916) first saw active service in the Franco Prussian War of 1870. Rapidly rising through the ranks of the officer corps he became aide de camp to Kaiser Wilhelm, thus becoming part of the Emperors inner circle. In 1902 he was promoted to Lieutenant General and was given, two years later, the post of Deputy Chief of the General staff. Here he inspects the Prussian Infantry on maneuvers.