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Alfred von Schlieffen.
Prussian Field Marshal and Chief of the General Staff (1833-1913)
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About Alfred von Schlieffen
Graf Alfred von Schlieffen was a German and Prussian officer and strategist, eventually reaching the rank of field marshal. He served as chief of the Imperial German General Staff from 1891 to 1906. His name is most known for the 1905–06 "Schlieffen Plan", then Aufmarsch I, a deployment plan and operational guide for a decisive initial offensive operation/campaign in a two-front war against the French Third Republic and the Russian Empire.
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- military personnel, author
- Position held
- member of the Prussian House of Lords, volunteer serving one year, adjutant, Quartermaster-General to the Forces
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Prussia
- Born
- February 28, 1833
- Died
- January 4, 1913