Alfred von Schlieffen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Alfred von Schlieffen

German field marshal and strategist

Date of Birth: 28-Feb-1833

Place of Birth: Berlin

Date of Death: 04-Jan-1913

Profession: politician, military officer

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


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About Alfred von Schlieffen

  • Alfred Graf von Schlieffen, generally called Count Schlieffen (German pronunciation: ['?li?f?n]; 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 one-front war against the French Third Republic.

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