Count Helmuth Carl Bernhard von Moltke
Prussian General Field Marshal
✶ 26 October 1800 in Parchim, Mecklenburg-Schwerin
✟ 24 April 1891 in Berlin
Appointed
Drottningholm slott 10 August 1881
motto
Erst wägen dann wagen (First weigh, then dare)
shield
Painted 1886 by Carl Högberg. Date of death added 1891 by the same artist.
other awards
None
Biography
German Head of the General Staff 1871-1888
General Field Marshal 1871
Received the order at visit to Sweden.
Placement
Not on display.