Colmar Freiherr von der Goltz
Colmar von der Goltz | |
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Colmar von der Goltz | |
| Nickname(s) | Goltz Pasha |
| Born | 12 August 1843 Adlig Bielkenfeld, Province of East Prussia, Kingdom of Prussia, today Ivanovka, Kaliningrad Oblast, Russian Federation |
| Died | 19 April 1916 (aged 72) Baghdad, Ottoman Empire |
| Allegiance | Prussia German Empire Ottoman Empire |
| Branch | Prussian Army |
| Years of service | 1861–1911 1914–1916 |
| Rank | Generalfeldmarschall (Prussian Army) Mushir (Ottoman Army) |
| Battles / wars | Austro-Prussian War Franco-Prussian War World War I |
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Wilhelm Leopold Colmar Freiherr von der Goltz (12 August 1843 – 19 April 1916), also known as Goltz Pasha, was a Prussian field marshal and military writer.