Alfred von Schlieffen
Alfred von Schlieffen | |
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Alfred von Schlieffen in 1906 | |
| Chief of the German Great General Staff | |
| In office 7 February 1891 – 1 January 1906 | |
| Monarch | Wilhelm II |
| Chancellor | |
| Preceded by | Alfred von Waldersee |
| Succeeded by | Helmuth von Moltke the Younger |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 February 1833 Berlin, Province of Brandenburg, Kingdom of Prussia, German Confederation |
| Died | 4 January 1913 (aged 79) Berlin, German Empire |
| Resting place | Invalidenfriedhof, Berlin |
| Spouse |
Anna Gräfin von Schlieffen
(m. 1868; died 1872) |
| Children | 2 |
| Known for | the Schlieffen Plan |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Kingdom of Prussia (1853–1871) German Empire
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| Branch/service | Prussian Army Imperial German Army |
| Years of service | 1853–1906 |
| Rank | Generalfeldmarschall |
| Commands | 1st Guards Uhlans |
| Battles/wars | |
| Awards | Order of the Black Eagle |
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Graf Alfred von Schlieffen (German pronunciation: [ˈʃliːfn̩]; 28 February 1833 – 4 January 1913) was a German field marshal and strategist who served as chief of the Imperial German General Staff from 1891 to 1906. His name lived on in 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.