Moltke, Helmuth von, called the Younger (1848-1916)



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A General who succeeded Alfred von Schlieffen at the head of the German military headquarters. He revived his predecessor’s plan for a wide movement through Belgium, with a few modifications, and applied it in 1914, before turning to counter Russian troops in the East, which were supposed to be slower to mobilise. Held responsible for the defeat in Marne in September 1914, he was relieved of his command afterwards.